A man from Beitbridge has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for r_aping a neighbour’s minor child aged five years.
The accused was sentenced at Beitbridge Magistrates’ court after being found guilty of r_aping his neighbour’s daughter.
Innocence shattered as man r_apes Neighbour’s minor daughter
The incident occurred on December 23rd, 2023, when the minor’s mother left her child with her neighbours because she was going to be working out of town for a few days.
On the same night, the accused came home very drunk and saw his wife sleeping in the bed with the minor. He stealthily went into the blankets, where he started caressing the minor and then r_aping her.
The child cried loudly in pain as she tried to wake up the accused’s wife to no avail. When questioned, the wife shared that she heard the minor’s cries in her sleep but was too drunk to wake up.
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The accused brought the minor some mangoes on Christmatempt to bribe her. He even asked her to blame the children that the minor played with in the streets when asked.
Innocent child’s ignored cries for help
The complainant showed the accused’s wife the bruises the day after the ordeal, saying, “Ndasvuuka.’ The older woman even noticed that the child had some discharge coming from her private parts but never asked the child what had happened.
On the 28th of December, when the minor’s mother came back, she noticed the bruises on her child’s thighs and private parts but did not ask what had happened to her.
Justice at last
It was only when the child told her aunt about the ordeal that the mother reported the matter to the police, leading to the arrest of the accused.
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