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SA man languishes in remand prison
25 Mar 2016 at 07:46hrs | Views
A SOUTH AFRICAN has been languishing in remand prison since December last year after he was arrested for allegedly inserting his fingers into his niece's private parts and fondling her breasts in front of his wife.
Provincial magistrate Abednico Ndebele yesterday denied Vusumuzi Mthethwa, 34, bail and remanded him to April 7, when he is likely to be further remanded to April 19 for trial.
Mthethwa is facing an aggravated indecent assault charge.
He was arrested late last year for indecently assaulting his then 16-year-old niece who had come to stay at a Pumula house where Mthethwa had been visiting.
Ndebele said the court was in no position to grant Mthethwa bail because he was a flight risk and that his trial, which is set for April 19 at Bulawayo regional court, was already around the corner.
"You are a foreign national and chances are high that you may abscond after we grant you bail," said Ndebele.
Prosecuting, Stewart Madzore told the court that on October 17, 2015, the teenager went to stay with the Mthethwas while preparing to write her Ordinary level examinations.
"On October 28 at around 4PM, the accused person called the complainant into his bedroom where he started fondling and sucking her breasts in the presence of his wife. The accused person ordered his wife out of the bedroom and in the absence of his wife, he inserted his finger into the complainant's private parts several times without her consent," said Madzore.
The prosecutor said the teenager told her friends at school about the abuse and they informed the headmaster.
Madzore said the headmaster made a police report which led to Mthethwa's arrest.
Provincial magistrate Abednico Ndebele yesterday denied Vusumuzi Mthethwa, 34, bail and remanded him to April 7, when he is likely to be further remanded to April 19 for trial.
Mthethwa is facing an aggravated indecent assault charge.
He was arrested late last year for indecently assaulting his then 16-year-old niece who had come to stay at a Pumula house where Mthethwa had been visiting.
Ndebele said the court was in no position to grant Mthethwa bail because he was a flight risk and that his trial, which is set for April 19 at Bulawayo regional court, was already around the corner.
Prosecuting, Stewart Madzore told the court that on October 17, 2015, the teenager went to stay with the Mthethwas while preparing to write her Ordinary level examinations.
"On October 28 at around 4PM, the accused person called the complainant into his bedroom where he started fondling and sucking her breasts in the presence of his wife. The accused person ordered his wife out of the bedroom and in the absence of his wife, he inserted his finger into the complainant's private parts several times without her consent," said Madzore.
The prosecutor said the teenager told her friends at school about the abuse and they informed the headmaster.
Madzore said the headmaster made a police report which led to Mthethwa's arrest.
Source - chronicle
