Viral Video Assault Victim "Bleeding Continuously", Says Mother
The mother of an 18-year-old woman who was brutally attacked and stripped naked by five assailants in Mupfuuri Village, Wedza on July 4, 2024, has revealed that her daughter was abused for a harrowing four hours.
Speaking to H-Metro, the victim’s mother, Sebia Muchenjekwa, said that her daughter, Mavis Mada, is alive but suffering from continuous bleeding and excruciating pain as a result of the assault.
Muchenjekwa is now appealing for financial assistance to cover the medical examination and treatment costs necessary for her daughter’s recovery from the traumatic incident. She said:
I am appealing for help to access medical examination costs for my daughter. My daughter is alive and writhing in pain.
I have used the little I had as a widow and I have nothing more, she has yet to undergo other examinations as well as attend court.
The five individuals accused of carrying out the brutal attack and stripping the 18-year-old woman naked in Mupfuuri Village have been identified as Vimbai Mike (19), Rudo Manjere (17), Lilly Rose Munyoro (16), Lillian Chido Munyoro (17), and Sandra Vhumbunu.
The attackers filmed the vicious assault, and they were subsequently arrested after the disturbing video footage went viral.
The motive behind the attack has not been confirmed but reports suggest that Mada was allegedly accused of spreading rumours about one of the assailants.
This accusation then prompted the assailant to team up with the other four perpetrators to carry out the horrific torture and assault against Mada.
On Thursday, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed that the five alleged assailants were apprehended on Wednesday and have been charged with the crime of aggravated indecent assault. He said:
Investigations by the police revealed that on July 4, at 11 00 hours, Rudo Manjere, Lilly Rose Munyoro and Lillian Chido Munyoro lured the victim, Mavis Mada, to Vimbai Mike’s homestead at Mupfuuri Village, Hwedza, on the pretext that they wanted to give her vegetable seedlings.
The five suspects took turns to assault the victim with switches and went on to insert three sticks into the victim’s private parts whilst recording a video.
The victim fell unconscious and the suspects poured water on her before freeing her naked at 1500 hours.
The arrest of the suspects led to the recovery of a Vivo cellphone which was used to record the assault incident.
Vimbai Mike is detained in Police custody while the other four suspects, who are juveniles, have been released in custody of their parents and they will be taken to court for the due processes of the law to take its course.
The complainant is alive and is currently receiving medical attention at Mount St Mary’s Hospital.
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