Zimbabwe: Two Men Nabbed After Girl (14) Is Raped At Knife Point

18 September 2025

TWO men have been arrested for the parts they played in the raping of a 14-year-old girl at knife point in Harare.

Shepherd Tinoziva, 47, and Savior Chiseko, 30, lured the girl into their apartment.

Shepherd then locked the apartment's door from outside and Savior threatened the girl with a knife before raping her.

Harare provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Luckmore Chakanza, confirmed the arrest of the two men. "Police arrested two suspects for raping a juvenile.

"The complainant developed some wounds on her private parts and she disclosed the rape to her mother. She was taken to SGBV Poly Clinic for medical examinations," said Insp Chakanza.

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