Courage Mukungurutse, a 27 year old man from Chitanda village, Chief Neshangwe Sadza has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for rape by Chivhu Court.
The accused, Courage Mukungurutse, from Headman Tambaoga, Chikomba appeared before Chivhu court today and was convicted after a full trial.
He was arrested on December 4, 2025, at 0130 hours by Sadza police after a tip-off.
Mukungurutse had been on the run for over two years after committing the heinous crime on August 11, 2023.
Police report indicated the circumstances in length on what transpired on the day the accussed committed the crime.
“Sometime on 11 August 2023, at 1700 hours complainant, name witheld, female juvenile who was 10 years and was doing Grade 5 at Chisangano Primary school, Sadza was coming from her grandmother’s homestead in the company of her cousin brother, name withheld, a male juvenile who was 13 years.
“The two met accused person near Muzhanje bushy area in the village, accused person who was known to the two, lured to walk with them along the way. The accused then tried to grab complainant’s hand but she avoided and began running away whilst her cousin also ran towards their home on different direction.
“Accused person persued the complainant and caught her by her back, began fondling her breasts, removed her pant whilst removing his pair of trousers to knee level. Accused pulled up complaint’s dress and had unprotected sexual intercourse once with the complainant who was crying for help,” read the statement.
The Police report also indicated that the complainant managed to refrain herself and ran home crying where she disclosed the matter to her aunt who made a report to the police.
The police discovered that accused had fled from the area.
The matter was investigated and later the accused person who was under Wanted Persons was apprehended and appeared at Chivhu Court.
Meanwhile, The ZRP has confirmed the arrest of Trymore Phiri (26) in connection with cases of robbery and rape which occurred on 04th of December 2025 at a plot in Lismore, Chegutu.
The suspect, along with two accomplices who are still at large, allegedly attacked the complainants at their residence.
They broke into the house, threatened the occupants with Colombian knives while demanding cash.
The ZRP outlined what was stolen.
“The suspects stole a Bluetooth speaker, three cellphones and USD 80 cash. One of the suspects, Trymore Phiri, then entered another room where he found a 19-year-old woman asleep. He woke her up and threatened her with a knife before sexually assaulting her,” said ZRP.
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