A Harare man allegedly raped and impregnated his 13-year-old
daughter, the court heard yesterday. The 44-year-old man (name withheld
to protect the identity of the victim) is said to have r*ped the girl on
two occasions while his wife was away, The Herald reports.
Trouble started when the father began sneaking into the daughter's
room at night to forcefully have s*x with her. It is alleged that he
would sneak into her blankets during the night before r*ping her.
The man yesterday appeared before magistrate Mr Elijah Makomo
charged with two counts of rape. Mr Makomo granted him bail with the
State’s consent and his trial date has been set for April 11. He was not
asked to plead to the charges.
He is being represented by Ms Purity Chikangaise.
Prosecuting, Mr Peter Kachirika alleged that sometime in October
last year, the teenage girl was sleeping in her room when she felt that
there was someone sleeping behind her.
It is said that the girl then turned around in an attempt to see who was behind her, but the person disappeared in the darkness.
According to the State, the 13-year-old felt that it was her
father, but she did not tell anyone when she woke up the following day.
On January 4 this year, at around midnight, the girl, the court
heard, was surprised to see her father walking out of the kitchen where
she was sleeping in.
Her mother had gone to Chipinge when the incident occurred. She
later noticed that her skirt was wet but she did not report the sexual
abuse to anyone. The matter came to light when the girl’s school mates
revealed to the authorities that she was pregnant.
She was referred to hospital for medical examinations and it was
proved that she was already five months pregnant. She then revealed that
her father was responsible.
The matter was reported to the police leading to her father’s arrest.
No comments:
Post a Comment