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Old landlord caged for raping tenant's daughter
11 Nov 2020 at 07:37hrs | Views
A 40-year-old Mvurwi landlord who bedded his tenant's 15-year-old daughter was convicted after a full trial and sentenced to an effective 3-year jail term by a Guruve magistrate yesterday.
Silos Jawo of Forester E was jailed by magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa.
In his defence, Jawo claimed that he had bedded the minor once and was unaware of her age.
Prosecutor Carson Kundiona nailed Jawo saying he unlawfully and knowingly engaged in sexual intercourse with the minor.
The court heard that sometime in July the complainant was spotted by the convict's daughter coming out of his bedroom and was quizzed on the move before exposing Jawo.
In passing the sentence Mugwagwa said," You are old enough to be the complainant's father. Instead of guiding her, you preyed on her and led her astray. Only a jail term is appropriate."
Silos Jawo of Forester E was jailed by magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa.
In his defence, Jawo claimed that he had bedded the minor once and was unaware of her age.
The court heard that sometime in July the complainant was spotted by the convict's daughter coming out of his bedroom and was quizzed on the move before exposing Jawo.
In passing the sentence Mugwagwa said," You are old enough to be the complainant's father. Instead of guiding her, you preyed on her and led her astray. Only a jail term is appropriate."
Source - Byo24News
