Soldier given 12 years for raping his wife A 27-year-old Bulawayo based soldier has been sentenced to an effective 12 years in jail for raping his 22 year-old wife and assaulting his brother in law for trying to intervene in their domestic dispute. Disaster Kubikwa of Number 11A ZNA Induna Barracks in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe pleaded not guilty to a rape charge and contravening a section of the Domestic Violence Act but was convicted by Bulawayo regional magistrate, Mrs Judith Zuyu. For the rape charge, Kubikwa was sentenced to 14 years in jail of which two years were conditionally suspended for five years. The prosecutor, Mr Tinashe Dzipe said on 3 February, Kubikwa visited his wife at her residential place where she stays with her brother. He abducted the complainant and took her to the barracks. The court was told that on arrival, Kubikwa took his wife to his bedroom where he locked her up and tied her feet and hands. The court was told that Kubikwa went on to rape the woman before he untied and released her. newsbite ** U ON TWITTER? FOLLOW US & WE WILL FOLLOW BACK @MYZIM247NEWS https://twitter/myzim247news
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:21:20 +0000
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