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Dad rapes 2 year old daughter on the sofa
24 Nov 2015 at 09:42hrs | Views
A 60 YEAR old man from Chiredzi who is the chairman of the Chipiwa Sugarcane Farmers' Association in Chiredzi raped his two-year-old daughter.
The man (60), who cannot be named to protect the minor's identity, is a divorcee.
He threatened to kill the minor if she told anyone about the abuse.
The victim now suffers complications of her urinary system following the attack.
The accused was not asked to plead when he appeared before Chiredzi magistrate Ms Geraldino Mutsoto.
He was remanded in custody to December 2.
The farmers boss allegedly visited his daughter on September 27 this year.
The daughter was staying with her grandmother at Mkwasine Estates.
It is alleged the man ordered the daughter to sleep on the sofa.
He subsequently removed her clothes and raped her.
The grandmother later noticed that the victim was having problems in passing urine.
The minor opened up when the grandmother interrogated her.
She reported the matter to police leading to the man's arrest.
The man (60), who cannot be named to protect the minor's identity, is a divorcee.
He threatened to kill the minor if she told anyone about the abuse.
The victim now suffers complications of her urinary system following the attack.
The accused was not asked to plead when he appeared before Chiredzi magistrate Ms Geraldino Mutsoto.
He was remanded in custody to December 2.
The daughter was staying with her grandmother at Mkwasine Estates.
It is alleged the man ordered the daughter to sleep on the sofa.
He subsequently removed her clothes and raped her.
The grandmother later noticed that the victim was having problems in passing urine.
The minor opened up when the grandmother interrogated her.
She reported the matter to police leading to the man's arrest.
Source - the herald