An assistant builder raped a paralysed granny who is on a wheelchair
after she spurned his advances for sex, a Harare magistrate has heard.
Francis Franco, 36, allegedly demanded sex from the woman before
forcibly raping her. He appeared before magistrate Sandra Mpindu on rape
charges yesterday.
The court heard that Franco, who was employed at the 61-year-old woman's
house as an assistant builder, went to the granny's place in November
last year and found her sleeping. Franco allegedly demanded sex but the
woman refused.
Prosecutor Liberty Gono told the court that Franco increased the
television's volume, approached the woman who was seated in a
wheelchair, forcibly removed her skirt before raping her.
According to the prosecution, the woman tried to scream but to no avail
as she was not feeling well. After the act, the court heard, Franco put
on his clothes and left the house.
The woman later narrated her ordeal to a woman only identified as Mai
Bellah who filed a police report leading to Franco's arrest. Mpindu
remanded Franco in custody to January 23 for trial.
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