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Man (32) rapes daughter (9)
05 Aug 2012 at 06:01hrs | Views
A Chitungwiza man, 32, will languish in jail for 17 years after being found guilty of raping his nine-year-old daughter in January.
A magistrate here Wednesday ruled the man (name withheld}, raped his own daughter on the 27th January when her mother had left to look for work.
The 32-year-old man from Unit F denied two counts of rape when his trial began before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Sandra Mupindu. But following a full trial, the man was convicted after the prosecution proved the case before Magistrate Mapindu.
Mupindu slapped him with a 20-year prison term, but set aside three years on condition of good behaviour. When passing the sentence, Mupindu said the man breached the trust bestowed on him by the girl, as her father. She said rape was a serious offence and attracted a custodial sentence.
The prosecution proved that on January 27, 2012, the girl was raped when her mother left her in the custody of her father in order to look for menial work. After the rape, the man threatened to assault his daughter if she revealed the ordeal.
A magistrate here Wednesday ruled the man (name withheld}, raped his own daughter on the 27th January when her mother had left to look for work.
Mupindu slapped him with a 20-year prison term, but set aside three years on condition of good behaviour. When passing the sentence, Mupindu said the man breached the trust bestowed on him by the girl, as her father. She said rape was a serious offence and attracted a custodial sentence.
The prosecution proved that on January 27, 2012, the girl was raped when her mother left her in the custody of her father in order to look for menial work. After the rape, the man threatened to assault his daughter if she revealed the ordeal.
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