Three inmates from Harare Central Remand Prisons are facing aggravated indecent assault charges after allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a fellow inmate.
Kingswell Ngwerume (32), Kudakwashe Mazorodze (35), and Lazurus Chinobhururuka (40) appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on August 22nd. The trio will return to court on September 4th for the commencement of their trial.
The alleged incident occurred on August 11th when the three accused and the 20-year-old complainant were in their cells. Mazorodze allegedly directed the complainant to move to Cell C2, where Ngwerume and Chinobhururuka were among other inmates.
According to the State’s case, the complainant woke up in the middle of the night to find Ngwerume touching him inappropriately. When the complainant refused to comply with Ngwerume’s demands, he was allegedly assaulted by Ngwerume, Chinobhururuka, and Mazorodze.
Chinobhururuka then produced a bottle and forced the complainant to drink its contents, causing him to feel dizzy. The three accused then allegedly took turns to sexually assault the complainant.
The following morning, the complainant reported the incident to a prison officer, who opened the cell and took the victim to the hospital.
