A man facing multiple charges of rape, assaulting a female and infecting people with HIV is to marry one of his alleged victims.
Zimbabwean refugee Shingirayi Nyarirangwe, 24, also faces charges of kidnap, threatening to kill, causing grievous bodily harm and taking a motor vehicle.
It is understood that Nyarirangwe, who is segregated from other prisoners, is to wed in a ceremony in jail in July.
Wives are not obliged to give evidence against their husbands.
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