Four Zimbabwean women appeared in court for allegedly trying to force a 20-year-old Beit Bridge man into having sex with them in a Blair toilet at Makakavhule village outside the border town.

Tendai Tavengwa (20), Jane Tembo (30), Molly Timbeno (20) and Pauline Moyo (28), all from Rimuka suburb in Kadoma but presently residing at a lodge in Dulibadzimu suburb, Beit Bridge, pleaded not guilty to charges of indecent assault when they appeared before a local magistrate, Mrs Auxilia Chiumburu.

They case was postponed to 29 March.

The prosecutor, Mr Forster Abeki, said that on 9 March, the accused and the complainant, together with his friend and uncle, went to Makakavhule village, about 10km outside Beit Bridge. On arrival, they proceeded to Bangale Bottle Store where they started drinking beer.

The court heard that while in the process of drinking, the four women started teasing the complainant about his manhood and they demanded that he unzip his pair of shorts, so that they could have a look at his penis. The man refused to give in to their demands and an altercation ensued.

The four women then allegedly teamed up and grabbed the victim by his hand before dragging him to a nearby Blair toilet. The court was told that while she was inside, Moyo allegedly lowered her skirt and panties to her knees.

Tavengwa then allegedly forcibly removed the complainant’s shorts while Tembo held him by the neck. She allegedly ordered him to be intimate with their friend while Timbeno blocked the entrance of the toilet.

The complainant started wrestling with the quartet in an effort to free himself, but the women overpowered him. The complainant was, however, rescued by his friend, who heard him screaming for help. A report was made to the police and the four women were arrested.