A Bulawayo man raped his own wife and stabbed her.

The 28-man who cannot be named in order to protect his wife’s identity, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The man reportedly raped his 19-year-old wife before stabbing her three times. After the attack, the man made a false police report saying his wife had been attacked by robbers.

Despite pleading not guilty to charges of rape, attempted murder and supplying false information to the police, Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Mrs Sibongile Msipa-Marondedze found him guilty.
In passing sentence she said:

For rape you will serve 15 years in jail, attempted murder five years and for supplying false information you will be warned, cautioned and discharged. Five years of the combined 20 years will be suspended on condition of good behaviour,” she said.

…Clearly, accused was in the habit of abusing complainant although she never reported him. She told the court that she reported this particular matter after realising the brutality of the accused. Her friend whom she narrated the matter to also told the court that complainant narrated to her that accused raped her and stabbed her. A police officer whom the complainant reported the matter to said she explained that there was no robbery but instead accused had raped her and stabbed her. – state media