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Celebs & EntertainmentNewsBy Nigel PfundeHarare- CELEBRATED rugby player Cambeli Nyakudya is in hot soup after allegedly spiking celebrity cosmetologist and socialite Samantha Chidziva’s drink before having sexual intercourse with her without her consent ,Express Mail Zim can report.The rugby player appeared before Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa facing rape and theft charges this week.He was not asked to plead and was released on US$200 bail pending trial.The State’s case states that the incident occurred on October 25 when Samantha was having drinks with friends at La Parada Restaurant before they later moved to Karma Night Club in Borrowdale.The State further alleged that while at the club, Samantha went to the bathroom when she came back her friends had left.The State outline states that it is at that stage that Nyakudya ‘spiked’ the socialite ‘s drink unawares.“She picked up her glass and continued drinking while looking for her friends,” the State outline reads.
“From that moment, the complainant could not remember what happened next and only woke up at Chisipite shops covered with a cloth.”According to the court papers, bystanders at Chisipite told her “she had been dumped by a moving vehicle,” but they were unable to capture the car’s registration number as it sped away.She claims that her handbag, an iPhone 14 Pro Max, US$1,200 cash, and wig were missing. She filed a police report at ZRP Highlands, leading investigators back to La Parada where they reviewed the club’s CCTV footage.“The footage showed the accused person adding an unknown substance into the complainant’s drink,” the State said.
“It also captured him and an unidentified woman escorting the complainant to his vehicle before driving off.”The prosecution further alleged that Nyakudya later dumped the unconscious complainant at a parking area near Chisipite Shopping Centre.“When workers from Karma Night Club took her home, she started to feel some pain in her private parts,” prosecutors said.Nyakudya was arrested on October 28 and according to the case outline, “he admitted to having sexual intercourse with the complainant once without her consent.”Spiked:Samantha Chidziva was allegedly spiked and rapedThe State insists the accused “acted unlawfully”.The matter was remanded to a later date pending trial.Leave a ReplyCancel reply
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