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Disabled man rapes girl (2)
07 Sep 2014 at 09:30hrs | Views
A 55-YEAR-OLD disabled Mangwe man allegedly raped a two-year-old toddler and ordered her four-year-old brother to stand guard at the door while he committed the act as compensation for not having a wife.
The man, Jabulani Tshuma, told the police upon his arrest that he was justified in raping the minor as he did not have a wife.
Plumtree magistrate Mr Gideon Ruvetsa ordered Tshuma to be examined by two doctors to determine his mental stability.
Tshuma has one leg and walks with the aid of a stick.
On the day he committed the offence, Tshuma took advantage of the absence of the baby's grandmother to rape her.
Prosecuting, Ms Jane Phiri told how Tshuma raped the child on 31 August.
"The juvenile's mother left her two children aged two and four years at their grandmother's homestead as she was going to work.
Their grandmother later left the house to fetch some water and assigned Tshuma to look after the two children," said Ms Phiri.
The court heard that the accused person took advantage of their grandmother's absence and called the minor into the kitchen and ordered her brother to follow them.
Tshuma then raped her and ordered her brother to stand guard at the door and alert him if he saw anyone approaching.
He did this twice and ordered the two minors not to reveal the issue to anyone. He also ordered the four-year-old boy to bathe his younger sister.
"The matter was later discovered by the complainant's mother who saw her daughter crying while holding her private parts on the same day," said Ms Phiri.
She said the woman questioned her daughter and her brother later revealed what had transpired. She confronted Tshuma who admitted to having committed the offence.
Tshuma told her that he was having difficulties living without a woman and revealed that he committed the offence to quench his sexual desires.
The matter was reported to the police, resulting in his immediate arrest.
Tshuma was remanded in custody to 16 September.
The man, Jabulani Tshuma, told the police upon his arrest that he was justified in raping the minor as he did not have a wife.
Plumtree magistrate Mr Gideon Ruvetsa ordered Tshuma to be examined by two doctors to determine his mental stability.
Tshuma has one leg and walks with the aid of a stick.
On the day he committed the offence, Tshuma took advantage of the absence of the baby's grandmother to rape her.
Prosecuting, Ms Jane Phiri told how Tshuma raped the child on 31 August.
"The juvenile's mother left her two children aged two and four years at their grandmother's homestead as she was going to work.
Their grandmother later left the house to fetch some water and assigned Tshuma to look after the two children," said Ms Phiri.
The court heard that the accused person took advantage of their grandmother's absence and called the minor into the kitchen and ordered her brother to follow them.
Tshuma then raped her and ordered her brother to stand guard at the door and alert him if he saw anyone approaching.
He did this twice and ordered the two minors not to reveal the issue to anyone. He also ordered the four-year-old boy to bathe his younger sister.
"The matter was later discovered by the complainant's mother who saw her daughter crying while holding her private parts on the same day," said Ms Phiri.
She said the woman questioned her daughter and her brother later revealed what had transpired. She confronted Tshuma who admitted to having committed the offence.
Tshuma told her that he was having difficulties living without a woman and revealed that he committed the offence to quench his sexual desires.
The matter was reported to the police, resulting in his immediate arrest.
Tshuma was remanded in custody to 16 September.
Source - Sunday News
