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Wilfred Marodza: Zimbabwean Lawyer Arrested for Rape, Kidnap

Wilfred Marodza, a Zimbabwean trainee solicitor based in UK has pleaded guilty to rape and kidnap.  The ex-trainee at London law firm Cri...

Wilfred Marodza, a Zimbabwean trainee solicitor based in UK has pleaded guilty to rape and kidnap. 

The ex-trainee at London law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish (CPG) is being tried for attacking two women on the same night.

Marodza, 28, of Eastbourne, East Sussex, pleaded guilty at Inner London Crown Court yesterday to four counts of rape, one count of kidnap and one count of committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence. 

He denied a further kidnap charge, which was left to lie on file.

The court heard that Marodza, who commenced his training with CPG in September 2018, attacked a 21-year-old woman who was walking home in Southwark, South London, at around 2:37am on Saturday 20 July, following a night out.

The unnamed woman was approached from behind and marched to a nearby wooded area, before being “threatened and raped multiple times”, according to a statement released by the Metropolitan Police.
Wilfred Marodza Pleads Guilt of Rape and Kidnap

He stripped her and raped her four times before she managed to break free, Inner London crown court heard. She fled naked through the street with Marodza in pursuit, as he claimed to bystanders they were having a “domestic”, before she managed to escape in a passing minicab.

The ex-trainee solicitor, who studied law at the University of Kent, according to his LinkedIn, is said to have told onlookers that they were having a “domestic”.

Hours later Marodza grabbed another woman who was waiting at a bus stop in Borough High Street. However, the 25-year-old victim managed to scream and Marodza fled. His work ID was located at the crime scene. 

He grabbed another woman, also in her twenties, from behind in Borough High Street and put his hand over her mouth, attempting to drag her into a side street. However, the woman screamed and Marodza fled.

Gavin Tyler, managing partner at CPG, told Legal Cheek.

“We are completely appalled to learn of Wilfred Marodza’s conviction for such shocking offences. We were informed by the police in July of the arrest and that he was remanded in custody but did not know anything about the details of the offences until today. Our thoughts, of course, are with the victims and their families.”

Investigating officer Jonny Norman aid, “These two young women were subjected to ordeals that no person should ever have to endure. Marodza is a dangerous predator whose actions left both victims in fear of their lives. 

Marodza will now, I hope, face a substantial amount of time behind bars, and I am sure London will be all the safer for it.”

The trainee completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at BPP University Law School last year, was remanded in custody until a sentencing hearing on 11 October.

Gavin Tyler, managing partner at Cripps Pemberton Greenish, said: “We are completely appalled to learn of Marodza’s conviction for such shocking offences. 

“We were informed by the police in July of the arrest and that he was remanded in custody but did not know anything about the details of the offences until today. Our thoughts, of course, are with the victims and their families.”


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