'Raped' girl bleeds for a week

A 13-YEAR-OLD pupil in Grade Seven at a Gweru school is lucky to be alive after she concealed her bleeding for a week having had sex with a 48-year-old man who lured her with $15.

The girl, the court heard yesterday, tried to conceal the bleeding for a week until her aunt saw blood stained clothes and blankets she had hidden in her room.

This came out during the trial of a 48-year-old vendor from Ascot suburb in Gweru who appeared before Gweru magistrate, Mr Musaiwona Shotgame, facing one count of sleeping with a minor.

Since the girl is above 12 years old and is admitting that she consented to sleep with the man, the accused is now facing a lesser charge of sleeping with a minor.

The accused who pleaded not guilty to the charge was remanded out of custody to October 18 for continuation of trial.