Teenager acquitted over MP rape

A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Maphisa, who was being accused of raping a Zanu PF MP from Matabeleland South, has been acquitted on the technicality of mistaken identity.

The teenager’s lawyer, Prince Bushe-Dube, said the case was last week dismissed by Gwanda regional magistrate Mark Dzira after it emerged that the police officers handling the matter had bungled the investigations.

“Our defence was that of mistaken identity,” he said.

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