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Bogus cop rapes 74-year old HIV-positive granny

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A BOGUS police officer, Tobias Munyaradzi (32) of Epworth, landed himself in the dock after he allegedly raped an HIV positive 74 year-old woman after pretending that he wanted to arrest her.

A BOGUS police officer, Tobias Munyaradzi (32) of Epworth, landed himself in the dock after he allegedly raped an HIV positive 74 year-old woman after pretending that he wanted to arrest her.

BY MARY TARUVINGA

According to the State, the incident occurred on April 1 this year around midnight.

Munyaradzi is also answering to theft charges after he stole his victim’s phone.

The court heard the elderly woman stays alone in Epworth.

Munyaradzi is suspected to have gone to the woman’s home where he knocked and introduced himself as a police officer.

He told the complainant that he wanted to search the woman’s house for kachasu (a homemade alcoholic drink). The woman, who was in the business of selling the brew became afraid and told Munyaradzi that she could not open the door because she was naked.

The court heard Munyaradzi went on to shake the door while banging it loudly. Fearing that her obsolete door could fall apart, the woman then opened the door for Munyaradzi who was wielding a knife.

Munyaradzi allegedly forced the woman to lie on her bed while he knelt on the same bed.

He then forced the old woman to lick his manhood. The court heard he then went on top of her, but failed to penetrate.

Munyaradzi then rolled the woman over and raped her from behind once without using protection.

According to the prosecutor, Munyaradzi slept in the room and left the following morning.

He allegedly took the old lady’s phone and a neighbour’s satchel which was in the house.

The woman then informed her neighbour and a nurse at a clinic where she collects her monthly supply of antiretroviral drugs.

Investigations followed and Munyaradzi was traced using the stolen phone. Sebastian Mutizirwa appeared for the State.