A 38-year-old man from Plumtree has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping his ex-wife. In a separate case, a 36-year-old man in Mutare has received an effective 18-year sentence for raping his ex-girlfriend.
<h2>Case 1: Plumtree</h2>
In the Plumtree Regional Magistrates’ Court, the first man was sentenced for a crime committed on January 22, 2021.
He ambushed his 28-year-old ex-wife while she was walking home with friends. He chased her companions away and forced her into a nearby bushy area.
There, he threatened her with a knife, ordered her to undress, and raped her without protection.
After the assault, he attempted to take her to his home to smuggle her to South Africa against her will.
However, he learned that her family was searching for her. He borrowed a bicycle and took her back to her family home.
The victim reported the incident to the police, leading to his arrest.
<h2>Case 2: Mutare</h2>
In the second case, the Mutare Magistrates’ Court sentenced a 36-year-old man to 20 years in prison, with 2 years suspended for 5 years, for raping his ex-girlfriend in Dangamvura.
The two were in a relationship from October 2023 to April 2024, but she ended it due to his violent behaviour.
After their breakup, he continued to force himself on her, leading her to seek a protection order, which was granted on January 2, 2025.
Just hours after being served with the order, on January 3, 2025, he stormed her home, dragged her to a disused house, locked the door with barbed wire, and raped her.
The victim managed to escape while he was sleeping and reported the crime.

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Two men in Zimbabwe were sentenced to prison for raping their ex-partners. One man from Plumtree got 15 years for attacking his ex-wife in a bush. He took her, but returned her home when her family searched. The other man from Mutare got 18 years for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a house. She got a protection order, but he still attacked her. She escaped and reported him. These cases show that violence and rape are serious crimes that have severe consequences.

Plumtree Man Jailed 15 Years For Raping Ex-Wife | Mutare Man Forces Himself On Ex-Girlfriend

Edwin Muchekayawa, a Zvishavane man, was on 12 October 2024, convicted and sentenced to 24 years in prison by the High Court sitting at Gweru for murder.
Muchekayawa was 22 years old when he committed the crime, and the victim, Passmore Shumba, was 25.
Allegations were that on 19 August 2023, Muchekayawa went to Shumba’s homestead around 11 PM. Shumba was married to Muchekayawa’s ex-girlfriend.
Upon arrival, Muchekayawa knocked on the window and called Shumba’s name. When Shumba came out, Muchekayawa struck him with a stone using a catapult on the ribs.
Muchekayawa then fled the scene, and Shumba did not see who had assaulted him.
The following morning at around 7 AM, Shumba, Tawanda Shumba, and Chengeto Nyadzo tracked Muchekayawa’s footprints in an attempt to find the person who had shot Shumba with a catapult the previous day. The spoor led to Muchekayawa’s homestead.
They threatened to report Muchekayawa to the headman. As they were leaving his homestead, Muchekayawa armed himself with an axe and chased them.
The men ran in different directions. The deceased fell to the ground, whereupon Muchekayawa caught up with him and struck him with the axe once on the head, behind the ear, leading to his death.
Muchekayawa fled the scene soon after, leaving the deceased lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
The matter was reported to the police, leading to the arrest of Muchekayawa.
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A man named Edwin Muchekayawa was sent to prison for 24 years for hurting and killing his ex-girlfriend's husband named Passmore Shumba. He first attacked Shumba with a stone, then later with an axe. Shumba's friends found him hurt and followed footprints to Muchekayawa's home. Muchekayawa tried to attack them with an axe, and in the confusion, he ended up killing Shumba. Muchekayawa then ran away but was caught by the police and sent to jail for his actions.

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