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Grade one sister rapist caged 15 years
29 Jan 2016 at 05:23hrs | Views
AN 18-year-old man from McDonald Bricks Compound in Bulawayo was yesterday slapped with a 15-year jail term for raping his sister who is in Grade One.
The man initially pleaded guilty to rape before regional magistrate Chrispen Mberewere, but later denied violating his sister during mitigation.
"I didn't rape my sister and I don't agree with the State outline," he said.
Passing sentence, magistrate Mberewere bemoaned the increase in sexual abuse of girls by relatives.
"After considering evidence laid against you by the State, it's clear that the accused raped his own sister. You are therefore sentenced to 15 years imprisonment of which five years are suspended for five years on condition you don't commit a sexual crime within that period," he said.
Testifying in camera, the six-year-old girl revealed how her brother would wait for their parents to leave in the mornings and then rape her.
"My brother called me to his room and I went there. He then undressed me and raped me once. He begged me not to tell our parents," said the girl.
Prosecuting, Trust Muduma said between November and December 1 last year, the man called his sister to his room.
"He would call his sister to his room while their mother was away.
"The man placed his young sister on his lap. He then removed his clothes and put her on the floor," said Muduma.
"He raped her once without protection and chased her out of his room."
The court heard that this continued for a while until their mother noticed blood stained panties belonging to her daughter.
"The mother questioned the girl and she opened up and told her that her brother had been engaging in sex with her for some time. She took the child to hospital and made a police report," said Muduma.
The man initially pleaded guilty to rape before regional magistrate Chrispen Mberewere, but later denied violating his sister during mitigation.
"I didn't rape my sister and I don't agree with the State outline," he said.
Passing sentence, magistrate Mberewere bemoaned the increase in sexual abuse of girls by relatives.
"After considering evidence laid against you by the State, it's clear that the accused raped his own sister. You are therefore sentenced to 15 years imprisonment of which five years are suspended for five years on condition you don't commit a sexual crime within that period," he said.
Testifying in camera, the six-year-old girl revealed how her brother would wait for their parents to leave in the mornings and then rape her.
Prosecuting, Trust Muduma said between November and December 1 last year, the man called his sister to his room.
"He would call his sister to his room while their mother was away.
"The man placed his young sister on his lap. He then removed his clothes and put her on the floor," said Muduma.
"He raped her once without protection and chased her out of his room."
The court heard that this continued for a while until their mother noticed blood stained panties belonging to her daughter.
"The mother questioned the girl and she opened up and told her that her brother had been engaging in sex with her for some time. She took the child to hospital and made a police report," said Muduma.
Source - chronicle
