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ROBERT MARTIN GUMBURA TRIAL TIMELINE-NEWSDAY ZIMBABWE

  • Gumbura allegedly rapes 2 women

    Gumbura allegedly rapes 2 women
    April 7, 2013 – Gumbura allegedly rapes two women married to a member of his flock at his Kadoma home one after the other. The pair later reported the matter to their husband before making a police report, leading to Gumbura’s arrest.
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    GUMBURA RAPE TRIAL

  • 2 RAPE CHARGES FOR GUMBURA

    October 17, 2013 – Gumbura appears before Harare magistrate Elisha Makomo on allegations of raping the two women.
  • Gumbura acquitted on the 2 charges

    November 15, 2013 – Harare magistrate Musaione Shortgame acquits Gumbura on the rape allegations after the State fails to prove a prima facie case against Gumbura.
  • GUMBURA BACK IN COURT

    November 18, 2013 – Gumbura back in court on allegations of raping three more women from his church
  • 7 MORE WOMEN ALLEGE RAPE

    November 21, 2013 – Seven more women press rape charges against Gumbura
  • GUMBURA FACES 2 FRESH RAPE CHARGES

    November 26, 2013 – Gumbura appears in court again over fresh allegations of raping two women
  • GUMBURA BAIL REVOKED

    November 28, 2013 – Justice Nicholas Mathonsi revokes Gumbura’s previous $500 bail after Law officer Edmore Nyazamba filed an urgent chamber application seeking his incarceration.
  • TRIAL DATE SET

    December 2, 2013 – Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe sets December 9 as Gumbura’s trial date
  • GUMBURA WIVES FACE PORN CHARGES

    December 5, 2013 – Three of Gumbura’s wives and five other church women appear in court on allegations of possessing nude pictures
  • GUMBURA TRIAL OPENS

    December 9, 2013 – Gumbura trial opens
  • JUDGEMENT DATE SET

    December 21, 2013 – Mujaya is on January 8 2014 expected to deliver judgment in the rape trial
  • RULING DEFERRED, INSPECTION-IN-LOCO

    January 8, 2014 – judgment deferred, inspection –in- loco at Gumbura’s residence, 11 Hellena Close, Marlborough, ordered
  • BAIL HEARING DEFERRED

    January 17, 2014 – High Court defers Gumbura bail hearing to January 21
  • JUDGEMENT DAY SET AGAIN

    January 17, 2014 – Mujaya sets January 24 as the judgment day
  • TRIAL DATE FOR PORN CHARGES SET

    January 17, 2014 – Harare regional magistrate Fadzai Mtombeni sets March 31 as the trial date for Gumbura and his secretary Tendai Gamani over illegal possession of pornographic material
  • BAIL HEARING DEFERRED AGAIN

    January 21, 2014 – High Court defers Gumbura bail hearing again to 24 JANUARY
  • JUDGEMENT DEFERRED AGAIN

    January 24, 2014 – Gumbura judgment deferred
  • GUMBURA DENIED BAIL

    GUMBURA DENIED BAILJanuary 27, 2014 – Gumbura denied bail by the High Court in a separate rape case
  • GUMBURA CONVICTED

    GUMBURA CONVICTEDJanuary 31, 2014 – Gumbura convicted, sentencing postponed to February 3, 2014
  • GUMBURA SENTENCED

    GUMBURA CONVICTIONGumbura is sentenced to 40 effective years in prsion for the four counts of rape.