A woman seeking a lift in a taxi, has received the shock of her life after the taxi driver turned on her to s*xually assault her.
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Daunwell Ncube, a taxi driver employed by AB Super Motors in Bulawayo allegedly r*ped a 22-year-old woman whom he had offered a lift.
According to iHarare, Daunwell Ncube, 32, of Mpopoma suburb allegedly locked the car windows and doors before r*ping the woman.
A court heard how he gave the woman a lift after she clashed with her friends at Mqombothi Club.
Unidentified male patrons had approached the man and asked him to drive her home.
Ncube yesterday denied r*ping the woman before West Commonage magistrate Mr Lungile Ncube saying they had consensual s*x on August 7.
He pleaded not guilty to r*pe and Mr Ncube remanded him in custody to September 20.
“If you want bail you can apply at the High Court,” said Mr Ncube.
Prosecuting, Mr Petros Shoko said the taxi driver r*ped the woman around 4AM in Kelvin North.
“The woman failed to recognise the colour and registration number of the car since it was dark, but noticed two passengers in the car who disembarked in Pumula and Nkulumane,” he said.
“The man continued driving along Masiyephambili Road, turned into Kelvin North, drove a few metres and stopped.”
The court heard that he forcibly fondled the woman, pulled up her skirt and r*ped her once without protection.
After the alleged r*pe, he proceeded to drop the woman at her place of residence and went away.
The matter came to light after the woman narrated the matter to her manager who advised her to report the issue to the police.
It was not clear how the police traced the taxi driver.