A 19-YEAR-OLD woman from Zvishavane has been sentenced to
12 months in prison for sexually assaulting her three-year-old nephew.
The woman, whose name has been withheld to protect the
identity of the minor, told Zvishavane Magistrate Mr Achy Wochiunga during
mitigation that she sexually assaulted her nephew to quench her sexual
appetite.
She said her husband was not satisfying her in bed. The
accused from Bhusumani village under Chief Masunda pleaded not guilty to
indecent assault.
She was however, convicted after a full trial. Mr Wochiunga sentenced her to 12 months in
prison and six months were suspended for three years on condition of good
behaviour.
The accused will therefore effectively serve six months in
prison. Prosecuting, Mr Tinashe Maponde said on October 1 this year,
the accused person was at home with the juvenile.
“The accused person then took the minor into her bedroom
and removed his trousers and underwear. She also told the juvenile to lie on
the blankets which were spread on the floor and he complied.
“She went on to remove her underwear and pulled her skirt
to the waist level, grabbed the juvenile and started caressing his private
parts,” he said.
Mr Maponde told the court that the matter came to light
after the accused was caught red handed by her husband whilst on top of the boy
busy caressing his private parts.
He said the accused’s husband told his sister who is the
minor’s mother. A report was made to the
police leading to the arrest of the accused. Herald
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