A MUTARE couple is in trouble after marrying off their
15-year-old daughter for $40.
The couple appeared in court yesterday before Mutare
magistrate Prisca Manhibi facing charges of pledging a female person as defined
in section 94 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.
A 20-year-old Mutare man (who cannot be named to protect
the identity of the minor), to whom the girl had been married off, has already
appeared in court facing charges of having sexual intercourse with the minor
girl.
He admitted guilty, together with his supposed in laws, to
the charges and will be sentenced on Monday.
It is the State’s case that on July 29, the 20-year-old man
told the minor’s parents that he intended to marry her.
The couple, however, made an arrangement that he pays any
lobola amount of his choice before taking their daughter for marriage.
On August 2, 2020, the man brought $40 as per agreement and
gave it to the couple, who handed their daughter to the accused.
The matter came to light after neighbours reported to
nearest police station, leading to the trio’s arrests. Newsday
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