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21 September 2012 Year 23 Vol: 4
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By Elmon Tshikhudo
Patient testifies that doctor accused of rape asked her to:
“Please forgive me” A woman who was allegedly raped in consulting rooms at the Malamulele Hospital told the Sibasa Regional Court that after the incident, her alleged rapist, Dr Justice Mulaudzi, knelt down twice and begged her to forgive him. Mulaudzi, a clinical manager at Hayani Hospital, is standing trial on four counts of rape. He is alleged to have raped two of his patients during consultations at a private practice at Ha-Makhuvha outside Thohoyandou. Recently, another woman came forward and reported that he had raped her also last year. The woman is living close to Mulaudzi and a fellow church member of his. The alleged rapes took place last year. The Malamulele case was opened while Mulaudzi was working as a doctor at the Malamulele Hospital in 2006. The case, which was withdrawn at the time due to a lack of evidence, was reinstated this year after persistent complaints by the victim that the case had not been properly handled. The trial started last Tuesday and two witnesses have so far testified for the State. The alleged victim in the Malamulele case was busy testifying when the court adjourned on Wednesday. The trial will resume on 3 December 2012. During her testimony, the Malamulele victim, who is now 28 years old, said that though she was trying to forget the incident, she still had memories of it. “I was experiencing a rash on my abdomen when I decided to visit the hospital at Alleged rapist doctor Justice Mulaudzi, who is said to have knelt Malamulele,” she said. She added that the doctor ordered her to take off all her down asking for forgiveness after allegedly raping the woman.
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clothes, and she obliged. “He put on some gloves after ordering me to lie on the bed with my legs open. He smeared a gel on the gloves and started fiddling with his finger in my vagina, but could not ‘complete the treatment,’ as he said he was going for lunch. I was told to come back after lunch,” she said. “When I entered the room after lunch, I was ordered to undress again, but this time around, the doctor did not wear gloves. He told me to lie on the bed again and started fiddling with his finger in my vagina for a while. At some stage, I felt an excruciating pain in my vagina and I tried to get up, but the doctor told me that he was not yet finished with the treatment,” she said. She added that she even closed her eyes with both hands, as she could not withstand the pain. She told the court that after the “treatment” she asked him if what he had done was the right way to treat patients. “I demanded to be given my bed letter, so that I could go and see another doctor who could test if I was pregnant. He refused, saying that a person could not conceive after having sex only once,” she said. She said she insisted on being given her bed letter, upon which the doctor knelt down and asked for forgiveness. She added that Mulaudzi said public knowledge about the incident would ruin his career, tear his family apart and the community would not respect him anymore. Mulaudzi listened to the testimony with his head hanging down. Magistrate Mike Coetzee is presiding in the case, Adv Christopher Burke represents the State and Adv Anton Ramaano represents Mulaudzi.
Spekko Rice is sponsoring the first women’s empowerment stokvel event in Vhembe, to take place on 29 September in Thohoyandou. The guest artist and speaker is well-known actress Maumela Mahuwa (photo). Maumela is also known as a gospel singer and she will do both a motivational talk and sing songs from her first gospel album. Maumela has been starring for 15 years in Muvhango, SABC 2’s successful drama series. The Spekko women’s event is also the launch of the Spekko Rice Stokvel of the Year in Limpopo, with some R30 000 in prizes on offer. The event will take place at the Khoroni Hotel and includes a four-course buffet menu. The time is 09:30 for 10:00 and will finish at around 15:00. Residents of the area who listen to Maumela on PhalaPhala fm on Tuesday (25 September) at 10:45 also stand a chance to win R1 500 in shopping vouchers from the Thohoyandou Spar, courtesy of Spekko Rice. Tickets for the event cost R50 each, and can be pre-ordered as follows: SMS SPEKKO to tel number to 34384. Then add your name, surname & contact cellphone number. SMSes are charged at R2. From 25 September, tickets will also be available at the Thohoyandou Spar, from Premjee and Sons, and Desai C & C in Louis Trichardt.
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