Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent
An 18-year old juvenile in Chitungwiza who raped his aunt’s 11-year old daughter and threatened to kill her if she revealed the matter was slapped with a four-year jail term on Friday. The two stay in Odzi in Manicaland and had visited Chitungwiza where the minor’s mother lives. Appearing before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Ms Estere Chivasa, the teenager pleaded guilty to rape.
Ms Chivasa handed him six years in prison but conditionally suspended two years for five years. The prosecutor, Mr Lovet Muringwa proved that on dates unknown to him, but sometime this month, the girl’s mother went to hospital. She left the minor, her young sister together with their brother, in the teenager’s custody.
The court heard that in the afternoon, the girl’s little brother went to play, while her young sister was fast asleep. The teenager instructed the 11-year old to sleep on the bed and undressed her before raping her. During the act, the court heard that the girl cried, but no one came to her rescue and the teenager threatened to kill her.
The matter came to light on October 19 when the girl fell ill and was taken to a clinic by her mother.