30-year-old man dragged to court for raping 96-year-old woman

A 30-year-old general worker of Lusaka has been dragged to court for raping a 96-year-old woman and later threatened to kill her if she reveals the ordeal to anyone.

Appearing at the Lusaka Magistrate court before magistrate Amy Masoja was Wilson Zulu accused of Rape Contrary to Section 132 and 133 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia.

It is alleged that Zulu also threatened to kill the victim if she screamed.

The victim said she was able to identify the man because she asked him to fetch some water within the neighbourhood and he lives 15 metres from her house.

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The victim gave her testimony from a minibus outside the magistrate’s court because she has been unwell after the alleged rape

It is alleged that Zulu on January 16, 2022 in Lusaka had carnal knowledge with a woman without her consent.

It is also alleged that on a material day around after 22:00, the victim was in the house bathing and later went onto her bed to apply lotion on her body and then she heard a small stone thrown on her roof.

She asked who was throwing a stone but she did not get a response.

The Victim narrated that she heard another stone thrown on the roof and later heard a sound of a big stone bang on the door and the door was opened.

“Immediately the door opened, there was light in the room and I saw someone sneaking in. Asked who it was, there was no response and the person grabbed me and got a blanket and closed my mouth.

“He also got a mosquito net and wrapped it around my head. Grabbed my hands and pulled my legs and pushed me on the bed and raped me,’’ she said.

She said she shouted for help but no one came to her aid and the man threatened to kill her if she screamed.

“The accused used to fetch water for me, after raping me he then left the house and went to his house, I was scared to scream because I thought I would be killed. I then reported the matter to the vice chairperson of the community,’’ she narrated.

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