A PLUMTREE man was arraigned before the courts after he robbed a woman he had attempted to r+pe.
Appearing before magistrate Joshua Nembaware facing a robbery charge on Friday, Blessing Ncube pleaded not guilty and was granted ZWL$100 000 to March 20.
The State, led by Selestine Madziwa, alleged that on February 19, Ncube met the complainant around 4am along a path and he proposed love, but was turned down. He grabbed the complainant by the collar and slapped her several times before stripping her n+ked.
The complainant screamed for help and the accused managed to rob the complainant’s mobile phone before fleeing.
The ZAR800 phone was later recovered.
SOURCE : ZIMBABWE SITUATION