Man, 18, rapes robs woman of phone, cash

Zim Now Writer

A man on Wednesday last week broke into a shop at Sithabathaba Business Centre in Madlambudzi, Matabeleland South Province and raped a 30-year-old woman at knife-point before robbing her of an Itel P38 phone and cash amounting to R5 862 and P1 173.

Police confirmed the incident on their official Twitter handle saying: “The suspect allegedly broke and entered into the complainant’s shop armed with a knife and whilst inside he raped the complainant, 30, and robbed her of her Itel P38 cellphone and cash amounting to ZAR5 862.00 plus BWP1 173.00.

“A police follow-up was made on the suspect, leading to his subsequent arrest and recovery of the stolen property which was positively identified by the complainant.”