A 12-year-old boy from a village under Chief Mkoka in Gokwe
has sent tongues wagging after he impregnated his 13-year-old neighbour.
The two juveniles had been
dating since last year in June. The two children both stayed with their
grandparents who never suspected anything until the girl fell pregnant.
“These two have been friends since childhood so when they
started dating, no one noticed as we all thought they were just friends. They
used to visit each other more often and they even went to school together. The
boy would sometimes sleep over at the girl’s home under the pretext that they
were doing their homework.
“The girl’s grandmother would let them share the same room
although they used different beds as she never suspected that the two might
play the adult game,” said the source.
The matter only came to light when the girl fell sick and
was taken to a local clinic where a pregnancy test was done and it revealed
that she was two months pregnant.
“The girl was asked who the father of the baby was and she
confessed that she had been dating her neighbour for more than a year. She narrated
how they would watch porn on the boy’s uncle’s phone and how they would then
copy what they would have seen,” said the source.
It is understood that the matter brewed tension between the
two neighbours as they all blamed each other for bad parenting.
“The girl’s grandparents did not take the matter lightly.
They accused the boy’s grandparents of failing to raise their grandson
properly. As a result, the matter was taken to Chief Mkoka’s traditional court
where it was deliberated on,” said the source.
Contacted for comment, Chief Mkoka confirmed the incident
saying he warned the two youngsters against engaging in sex.
“I presided over a matter of two grandmothers who were
fighting after their grandchildren had a relationship which resulted in pregnancy.
I counselled the two women and l also strongly warned the two children to stop
engaging in sex. I have since forwarded
the girl’s name to an organisation that deals with children who get pregnant so
that she can be assisted,” said Chief Mkoka. B Metro
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