A Zimbabwean woman has been saved from being raped after a man who attempted to rape her suffered premature ejaculation on seeing her nakedness.
The incident took place in Gwanda area of the country. The suspect, a neighbor to the victim however justified his action after he told the court that he attempted to rape his neighbor’s wife as a retaliation.
Explaining to the Gwanda magistrate, he said:
“Your Worship I would like to explain my situation. The complainant’s family uses goblins to make me sleep with the complainant at night in order to gain riches.
“This has been happening for a while now. I, therefore, wanted to have my revenge and that’s why I did what I did.”
On how the suspect failed in his mission, The Chronicle reported that the incident which took place on August 21, occured when the suspect trailed the victim who was in company of her sister and grabbed her from behind.
“On 21 August at around 9 AM the complainant was on her way to Sibangani Village in the company of her younger sister when the accused followed them without them noticing. He approached the complainant from behind and grabbed her arms. The complainant’s younger sister ran away and left them behind.
“The accused person dragged the complainant into a bush where he forcibly removed her clothes. The complainant screamed for help but no one heard her as they were far from homesteads. The accused person went on to handle the complainant. He then ejaculated before raping the complainant.”