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Man commits suicide after raping his 12-year-old daughter
01 Mar 2014 at 04:40hrs | Views
A Hurungwe man, 61, who could not stomach the reality of facing a jail term after he allegedly raped his own 12-year-old daughter hanged himself last Saturday.
Mashonaland West provincial police spokesperson Inspector Clemence Mabgweazara confirmed both incidents, saying crimes of that nature were on the increase.
The man, whose name was withheld to protect the victim's identity, committed suicide at his home in the Dzimaihwe area under Chief Dandawa, a few days after raping his daughter.
Fellow villagers told NewsDay this week that the man took his own life after he was shunned by other community members who condemned the act as an abomination.
"He suspected that the police were after him as the case was reported over his crime of raping his minor child. It was well known everywhere and it haunted him," said villager Martin Makanda.
"We were looking forward to seeing him facing justice at the courts, but he made his own judgment by committing suicide. It is unfortunate that he has made the life of the minor miserable as this will haunt her forever," said another villager who declined to be named.
Mashonaland West provincial police spokesperson Inspector Clemence Mabgweazara confirmed both incidents, saying crimes of that nature were on the increase.
The man, whose name was withheld to protect the victim's identity, committed suicide at his home in the Dzimaihwe area under Chief Dandawa, a few days after raping his daughter.
"He suspected that the police were after him as the case was reported over his crime of raping his minor child. It was well known everywhere and it haunted him," said villager Martin Makanda.
"We were looking forward to seeing him facing justice at the courts, but he made his own judgment by committing suicide. It is unfortunate that he has made the life of the minor miserable as this will haunt her forever," said another villager who declined to be named.
Source - NewsDay
