Man (53) burns 4-yr-old niece's privates as punishment for eating his meat

A Masvingo man, 53, has left the whole Kufaune villagers shocked after he allegedly burnt his four-year-old niece's private parts with a burning log as punishment for eating his share of meat. Appearing before Chivi resident magistrate Mr Francis Mapfumo, Solomon Mudhombo was slapped with an effective four months jail term after he was found guilty of assaulting the minor.
Mudhombo was initially sentenced to 10 months in prison before five months were suspended on condition of good behaviour.
Another month was further suspended on the grounds that he is not in good health.
For the State, Mr Nathaniel Zaranyika told the court that sometime in July, Mudhombo beat the four-year-old girl after accusing her of eating meat that had been reserved for him by his wife.
The minor had been served sadza with soup as Mudhombo's wife asserted that meat was a preserve for the elderly.
He assaulted the girl, his brother's daughter, with a stick all over her body resulting in her head, legs and body becoming swollen.
The court further heard that the minor's biological father left her in the custody of Mudhombo while he went to South Africa to look for a job.
On another occasion Mudhombo again assaulted the girl with a stick, knocked her head against the wall and burnt her private parts with a log.
The minor sustained a swollen forehead, sores on the head, mouth and burns on her genitals.
Mudhombo is also said to have assaulted the minor badly after she had soiled his blankets.
In his ruling Mr Mapfumo said Mudhombo deserved a custodial sentence because the minor had sustained serious injuries that could be permanent as evidenced by the doctor's report.