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Man sentenced to 15 years for two rapes in Gwanda

By , based on Daily News (Zimbabwe)

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Gwanda Regional Court in Zimbabwe has sentenced Tapiwa Chirume to 15 years in prison for raping a woman twice. The assaults took place on 14 and 15 October 2026, Zimbabwe’s Daily News reports.

Tapiwa Chirume, a 30-year-old man, has been sentenced to an effective 15-year prison term for twice raping a woman in Gwanda, south-western Zimbabwe. The sentence was handed down by the Gwanda Regional Court, according to Zimbabwean daily newspaper Daily News.

The two assaults took place on 14 and 15 October 2026. Chirume was found guilty of two counts of rape by the regional court, according to Daily News.

The sentence comes after Zimbabwe’s High Court confirmed, on 30 October, the 18-year prison term imposed for the rape of a schoolgirl. It also follows the sentencing, on 1 November, of a Zimbabwean man to 15 years in prison for raping his stepdaughter.

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