Prophets rapes client in Boterekwa in the name of cleansing

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A Gweru self-styled prophet reportedly raped a client after misrepresenting to her that she was healing her of pains experienced during menstruation.

The matter came to light after the 21-year-old victim became pregnant.

Shepherd Mbwazvo (34) appeared before Shurugwi Magistrate Sithabile Zungula facing rape charges yesterday.

Mbwazvo was remanded in custody to October 6, 2021.

Circumstances leading to the arrest are that he took his client to Dunraven Falls in Boterekwa, Shurugwi where the alleged cleansing ceremony took place.

The State represented by Kwanele Njini alleges that on an unknown date during April 2021 at Dunraven where many churches carry out cleansing ceremonies, the accused separated the complainant from the rest and took her to a secluded place.

Further allegations are that Mbwazvo ordered the complainant to remove her clothes and lie on the ground to enable him to apply some medicine to her private part.

The Court heard that the complainant complied and the accused applied an unknown substance on her.

It is the State’s case that the prophet then inserted his organ into the complainant without her consent, Masvingo Mirror reports.

In other news, iHarare reported that barely two weeks after the arrest of close to 200 people for boarding private vehicles and illegal taxis, commonly called mushikashika, the police have denied making the arrests.

In a stunning turn of events, the Police denied ever arresting a single person for boarding mushikashika or any private transport.

The police made the sensational denial at the Harare High Court. This comes after they were taken to court following a lawsuit filed by the Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ), Charles Nyoni and George Tsaurayi. The parties were represented by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum.

The lawsuit was filed after close to 200 people were arrested and fined $2000 each by the police for boarding vehicles that are not registered with ZUPCO.