Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. A 16-year-old boy from Jotsholo was recently convicted and sentenced to two 15-year jail terms by the Hwange Magistrates’ Court on two counts of rape.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the accused, who has not been named for legal reasons, violated the two women on 02 April 2024. The NPA said:
On the 2nd of April 2024 at around 1700 hours the accused person met the two complainants aged 24 and 21. The complainants were also in the company of the 24-year-old complainant’s daughter (9).
Upon meeting the complainants the accused person produced a knife and ordered them to stop. The complainants attempted to flee but he chased and caught them.
The accused ordered the complainant’s 9-year-old daughter to run and then instructed the second complainant to lie down on the ground. The NPA said:
He ordered the complainant’s 9-year-old daughter to run. He ordered the second complainant to lie down on the ground.
He then ordered the first complainant to remove her clothes before raping her. He then ordered the second complainant to remove her clothes and he raped her as well.
He then raped the first complainant again. On the 3rd of April 2024, the complainants made a report to the Police leading to the accused person’s arrest.
The 16-year-old appeared at Hwange Magistrates’ Court where he was sentenced to fifteen years of imprisonment for each offence. The sentences would run concurrently.
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