Brother rapes, impregnates mentally retarded sister

By Liberty Dube

CHIPINGE – In an incident which left villagers in Chipinge crying for justice, a 21-year-old man allegedly raped his 16-year-old mentally retarded sister on several occasions for three months, impregnating her in the process.

The brother (name withheld) allegedly raped the juvenile between August and October last year. He is still at large. Police confirmed the rape which happened in Muheji Village in Chief Musikavanhu’s area. Police said the juvenile was left in the custody of her brother by their mother who had travelled to Kwekwe.

“He proposed love to her, but was turned down on several occasions. He allegedly raped her on several occasions from August to October last year. Their mother later returned and realised that the juvenile was pregnant.

“She revealed that she was raped several times by her brother. Her mother subsequently reported the matter to the police,” said Manicaland police spokesman, Inspector Enock Chishiri.

He said police had launched a manhunt for the culprit and has appealed to members of the public with information leading to his arrest to contact their nearest police station.

Meanwhile, a 14-year-old juvenile of Silverstream Estate in Chipinge was on New Year’s Eve raped twice after she had turned down a villager’s love proposal. Insp Chishiri said the juvenile (name withheld) was sent to nearby shops by her father and met Washington Matimbe on her way back.

“He proposed love to her and she rejected the proposal. He dragged the juvenile into the bush and raped her once. She screamed for help to no avail. She told her mother about the incident who reported it to the police. Matimbe was arrested and is assisting us with investigations,” he said.