A serial rapist from Chipinge, Daniel Chauke (62) was on Tuesday sentenced to a total of 133 years imprisonment on seven counts of rape following a full trial which took place on a continuous roll from 10 to 14 June 2024.
According to a statement released by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Tuesday, June 18, the State proved that the accused person raped a woman (69) who was coming from her field on 03 April 2022.
Chauke approached the complainant and told her that her grandchildren had stolen his property at his house. He hit the complainant once on the right cheek causing her to fall.
He then tied her hands and mouth and force-marched her into a bushy area where he committed the offence.
Chauke committed six more similar offences involving a 60-year-old woman, a 46-year-old woman, a 23-year-old woman, a 71-year-old woman, a 36-year-old woman, and a 45-year-old woman between July 2022 and April 2024.
Chauke was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment on the first count. On the second count, he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.
He was sentenced to 20 years each for counts 3 to 7. Counts 1 to 4 will run concurrently with count 7. He will serve 60 years effectively.
He is also facing three counts of murder.
