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Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent
A Serial Chivi rapist, who was last month sentenced to effective 72 years in prison after he was convicted of eight counts of rape by Masvingo regional magistrate Mrs Davidzo Malunga, was last week back in court facing 11 counts of rape, attempted rape, attempted murder and murder.

Charles Matanga Magombedze alias Gora (31) of Chikova Village under headman Madzivire was not asked to plead when he appeared before Masvingo provincial magistrate Mr Langton Ndokera last Thursday.
He was remanded in custody to April 11.

Magombedze looked unfazed during trial on eight counts of rape.
He surprised the court when he pleaded with the magistrate to impose on him a death sentence.
He claimed evil spirits were tormenting him.

Magombedze said he was initiated into Satanism and was thriving on drinking blood and having unprotected sex.
The prosecutor Mr Fidelicy Nyamukondiwa said between December 2017 and February this year, Magombedze allegedly raped, attempted to rape 11 of his victims that included a 14-year-old juvenile in Chivi and Masvingo districts.
He allegedly struck one of his victims to death and left another unconscious.

Mr Nyamukondiwa said on December 22, 2017 Magombedze met a 24-year-old woman, who was on her way home from Runde River.
He raped her once before he ran away.

On January 24, Magombedze found another villager, Ms Respina Machingura at her homestead in Chivi.
He raped her after forcing the door open. Magombedze killed the woman after committing the offence.
He took the victim’s phone and cash.

On February 21 at Mushai Village under headman Chipindu in Chivi at around 4pm Magombedze met another woman aged 35.
He struck her on the shoulder with a machete and raped her once.

On February 24 at around 2am, in Mhuuro Village under Chief Makovere area in Chivi, Magombedze met a woman and demanded to be intimate with her.
The woman asked to relief herself first and he agreed.

The woman tried to run away, but Magombedze followed her.
He struck her with a machete on the shoulder and she fell down unconscious.
Magombedze raped her five times, it is alleged.

On January 23 around 6am near Bondolfi Primary School in Masvingo rural, Magombedze met a 14-year-old juvenile and allegedly demanded to be intimate with her, but he left her when the girl showed him a blood-stained pad as she was having her menstrual periods.

On February 28 at around 3am, in Vandira Village under headman Madzivire, Chivi, Magombedze raped another woman.