A MAN, who pounced on four women, who were fetching firewood, masquerading as a Zimbabwe Parks and Wild Life Management Authority (Zimparks) official and attempted to rape them has been jailed for three years.
Chamunorwa Nyangore (30), from Machipisa village in Gambuzi, was convicted and sentenced on four counts of attempted rape by magistrate Ngoni Nduna last week.
The court initially sentenced him to five years, but suspended two years on condition of good behaviour.
Prosecutor Hazel Kondo told the court that Nyangore met the women, who were fetching firewood at Highlands Farm, on December 24 last year.
He identified himself as a Zimparks employee and told them that they were all under arrest for poaching.
The court heard that Nyangore force-marched the women up a hill where he later demanded $80 from them.
After they indicated that they did not have the money, Nyangore ordered them to undress and lie on the ground as he prepared to rape them.
However, the women got up and fled in different directions.
The women reported the matter to the police, leading to Nyangore’s arrest.-Newsday