A 44-year-old Zimunya man has been arraigned before the courts for raping a 66-year-old woman in a midnight raid at her home.

Adam Kamupira of Nyamhere Village was not asked to plead when he appeared before magistrate Tendai Mahwe.

He was remanded in custody to January 4 and advised to apply for bail at the High Court.

According to state papers, Kamupira went to the 66-year-old woman’s house on December 20 at 0300 hours and demanded that she opens the door.

She refused and he began to forcibly remove asbestos sheets that were used to cover her bedroom windows.

Realising that they would not keep him out, she grabbed an axe, opened the door and ran off.

Kamupira chased her down and grabbed her by the waist. She swung her axe and struck him on the forehead but could not stop him from raping her once.

He then fled into the darkness.

She made a police report leading to his arrest.

His forehead was swollen when he appeared before the magistrate.

— DailyNews