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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter
A 72-YEAR-OLD traditional healer allegedly raped his neighbour’s 10-year-old daughter after luring her with sweets worth R2.
Priviledge Mashayamombe went to the girl’s school and left R2 with a sweets vendor at the gate and ordered her to give the minor sweets.
He is said to have left a message with the said vendor that the minor was wanted by her grandmother at home.
Mashayamombe yesterday appeared before Mr Milton Serima who remanded him in custody to November 26 for trial.

He was advised to apply for bail at the High Court.
Prosecutor Miss Sharon Mashavira alleged that on October 13, at around 1pm, Mashayamombe went to the minor’s school and ordered the vendor to give the minor some sweets worth R2.

He left a message that the complainant should meet him under a tree as she was wanted at home.
Along the way it is alleged Mashayamombe lied to the grade six pupil that he wanted to take some medicine for her grandmother since he was a traditional healer.

They then diverted route and went into a bushy area.
After walking for a distance, the court heard that the complainant saw some cardboard boxes spread on the ground.
Mashayamombe is said to have suddenly gagged her and pressed her on the ground on those boxes.

It is the State’s case that he removed his clothes and went on to undress the girl before raping her.
After the act it is alleged he threatened to behead the complainant if she disclosed the offence to anyone.

He then ordered her to go home but along the way the minor met her friend and told her what had happened.
The friend then told her schoolteacher who reported the matter to the police.