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Man charged for raping niece
30 Aug 2013 at 06:41hrs | Views
A man from Nkayi was not asked to plead to a charge of raping his niece when he appeared before the same magistrate.
He was remanded in custody to September 11.
The court heard that the man, who also cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, met his niece aged 15 in the village and asked her to visit him at his home and the girl complied.
It is the State case that at 12.30pm the same day the girl went to her uncle's home and on arrival he asked her to get into his bedroom and lie on a bed before he raped her.
The matter came to light when the man on the following night went to his victim's home and was caught by the girl's mother who questioned her on what they were doing.
The girl later told her mother that she had been abused once before.
The mother made a report to the police, leading to the man's arrest.
He was remanded in custody to September 11.
The court heard that the man, who also cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, met his niece aged 15 in the village and asked her to visit him at his home and the girl complied.
It is the State case that at 12.30pm the same day the girl went to her uncle's home and on arrival he asked her to get into his bedroom and lie on a bed before he raped her.
The matter came to light when the man on the following night went to his victim's home and was caught by the girl's mother who questioned her on what they were doing.
The girl later told her mother that she had been abused once before.
The mother made a report to the police, leading to the man's arrest.
Source - southerneye
