Murder And Rape-accused Man Kills Zhombe Businesswoman After Being Released From Prison On Bail
A murder and rape-accused man was arrested last week for killing a Zhombe woman just after being released from prison on bail pending an appeal on other counts of murder and rape.
NewZimbabwe.com was told that Leonard Muwinga (32) of Zhombe had previously been arrested for three counts of murder and rape.
Zibagwe Rural District Council gender committee chairperson, Idirashe Dongo, who is Ward 30 councillor, said the now deceased, Primrose Siziba (32), died a painful death.
Dongo said the justice system was letting Gender-Based Violence (GBV) perpetrators off the hook. She said:
He had just been released on bail on three counts of raping and robbing three other women. On the fateful day, he followed her (the deceased) on her way home from her business and robbed her of her hard-earned money, tried to rape her and at last killed her with a knife.
As a gender representative, I urge that perpetrators of such heinous crimes be taken away from our communities permanently,” said Dongo.
We feel let down by the judiciary system as women. I also encourage that we participate fully on amendments of Bills that deal with such issues, so that the law fully protects us, and our voices as women be heard.
We have suffered enough violence from these perpetrators.
Siziba was running a business at Zhombe Shopping Centre. She was laid to rest Sunday in Zhombe.
What happened:
It is alleged that Siziba closed her tuckshop at Mushange and decided to go home.
She was with one Sekai Musekiwa (29) of Mapiye village, who only accompanied her for about 100 metres and returned to the business centre while Siziba proceeded on her own along Zhombe East-Sidhakeni road.
That was the last time Siziba was seen alive.
Her body was discovered the following morning by one Emildar Moyo lying about four metres from a side road in a bush at Mlotshwa village, Chief Samambwa area.
