Shopkeeper Robbed Of US$400, Raped

A shopkeeper in Mberengwa, in Midlands Province, was robbed of US$400 and cellphones before being raped by two assailants on Tuesday morning.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Midlands, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko, confirmed the incident to the Chronicle. He said:

The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms a robbery and rape case where two suspects pounced on a shopkeeper and robbed her of cash, a cell phones and raped her once. The heinous act occurred at a shop in Mberengwa on Tuesday around 2 AM.

Insp Mahoko said the shopkeeper (name withheld to protect her identity), was asleep in the shop in the company of her young sister (20) and a female juvenile (3) when she was attacked.

It is alleged that the two robbers entered the shop and woke up the complainant while threatening to kill her with a machete and demanding money.

Fearing for her life she surrendered US$425 and a Tecno cellphone, said Insp Mahoko.

He said the shopkeeper managed to identify the suspects whom she knew as Nyasha and Baba Devine of Vanguard area in Mberengwa.

Baba Devine allegedly dragged the complainant behind the counter and raped her once. Said Insp Mahoko:

After the act, they went away. A report was made at ZRP Mberengwa and the suspects have not been arrested.

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