Zimbabwe: Thieving Rapist Jailed 19 Years

21 September 2017

A robber who broke into a tuckshop where the female shopkeeper was sleeping and stole all the goods before raping her twice at knife point, was yesterday sentenced to an effective 19 years in jail.

Valentine Chikambura (20) connived with his friend Maka Bhiriyadhi, who is on the run, proceeded to the tuckshop in the early hours of August 5, while armed with a knife and metal bar and broke the door to gain entry.

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