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Juvenile caned for raping girl (4)
23 Jan 2017 at 04:03hrs | Views
A 12 year old boy from Empumalanga in Hwange has been sentenced to 2 years wholly suspended for five years on condition of good behavior before being slapped with a two cuts with a ratten cane for raping a 4 year old neighbor who was left by parents playing at his home.
The boy who cannot be named for ethical reasons pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared before Hwange Regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga.
The state had to receive authority first to prosecute before it could deal with the case as the boy was 12 at the time of the commission of the offence.
It was noted in the probation officers report that the boy was often left unsupervised on his own as his retired Army father was now working while his mother remained behind taking care of them, but she is always travelling to South Africa to restock as she sells clothes and other items.
The officer noted that the boy was influenced by African movies to rape. Both parents were given a verbal lashing by the magistrate for not taking care of their son.
"You will raise a monster if you continue with such parenting skills. The next time he appears before me facing a similar offence i will send him to prison," Malunga rumbled.
Prosecutor Tomupeyi Mbiza told the court that the rape occurred on September 16 2016 when the 4 year old child was left playing at the boy's place by her parents.
The girl's mother discovered the rape on her return when the child told her that she had been abused by the boy.
The boy who cannot be named for ethical reasons pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared before Hwange Regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga.
The state had to receive authority first to prosecute before it could deal with the case as the boy was 12 at the time of the commission of the offence.
It was noted in the probation officers report that the boy was often left unsupervised on his own as his retired Army father was now working while his mother remained behind taking care of them, but she is always travelling to South Africa to restock as she sells clothes and other items.
The officer noted that the boy was influenced by African movies to rape. Both parents were given a verbal lashing by the magistrate for not taking care of their son.
"You will raise a monster if you continue with such parenting skills. The next time he appears before me facing a similar offence i will send him to prison," Malunga rumbled.
Prosecutor Tomupeyi Mbiza told the court that the rape occurred on September 16 2016 when the 4 year old child was left playing at the boy's place by her parents.
The girl's mother discovered the rape on her return when the child told her that she had been abused by the boy.
Source - Byo24News
