Semen collected from the women's victims was allegedly used for undisclosed rituals. Photo / Thinkstock
Semen collected from the women's victims was allegedly used for undisclosed rituals. Photo / Thinkstock
Three Zimbabwean women have appeared in court charged with indecent assault for a spree of sex attacks on male hitchhikers and using their victims' semen for undisclosed rituals, police say.
"We can confirm that three female and one male suspect were arrested," national police spokesman Oliver Mandipaka told AFP onSaturday.
"But we cannot speculate or comment further as the case is now before the courts."
Sisters Sophie, 26, and Netsai Nhokwara, 24, and Rosemary Chakwizira, 28, were the first suspects to be charged in connection with a string of sex attacks on men first reported two years ago.
They were arrested together with a man who said he was boyfriend to one of the women, according to the state-owned Herald newspaper.
On August 22 they gave a soldier a lift and forced him to have unprotected sex with them after threatening to shoot him, the prosecutor told the court.
In another case, the trio are said to have stopped next to a police constable, dragged him into their car after pretending to ask for directions and forced him to have sex with them.
The women used different cars to pick up 14 other men and force themselves on them. They were arrested when they were involved in an accident and police found 31 used condoms in the boot of their car.
Magistrate Kudakwashe Jarabini denied the four bail.
