A 38-year-old man from Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo appeared in court facing indecent assault charges after he allegedly rubbed his manhood against a 21-year-old woman in a bank queue in a suspected case of mubobobo.
Mubobobo is a kind of black magic whereby a man can supposedly have sex with a woman from a distance and without her consent, according to an online source.
B-Metro reported that the incident was confirmed by the police and occurred at a bank situated at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street and 9th Avenue last Saturday.
The woman who cannot be named for ethical reasons was queuing for cash when she felt something strange rubbing against her buttocks.
She allegedly turned her head and saw Tedious Muchavheruka (38) standing behind her making sexual movements on her.
An eyewitness told B-Metro that Muchavheruka was wearing a condom and was panting. Said the witness:
The woman said she felt something strange in her private parts at the same time she felt as if she was falling into a trance.
Upon checking behind her stood a man who looked as if he was having real sex with her as he was panting and was holding his manhood in his hand.
Upon seeing that he had been caught, Muchavheruka allegedly ran away as the woman charged towards him.
The woman reported the incident to the police and after about 30 minutes the man returned and was arrested.
Some people who were in the queue claimed the man was using mubobobo, while others argued Muchavheruka was simply masturbating.
Muchavheruka appeared before Tredgold magistrate Max Sibanda facing indecent assault charges.
He was remanded out of custody to Wednesday next week on $30 000 bail.