The 31-year-old man (name withheld) was not asked to plead
when he appeared before Harare magistrate, Yeukai Dzuda, who remanded him in
custody.
He was advised to approach the High Court for bail
consideration.
The court heard that on April 14 the complainant, who is
aged seven, went to visit her father.
They live in the same neighbourhood.
It is alleged that when she arrived, at around midday, she
found her father lying on his bed.
She asked for money to buy snacks and he told her that he
didn’t have money.
He allegedly then invited her onto his bed, where he raped
her without protection.
After the incident, he allegedly told her to go back to her
home and threatened to beat her if she told anyone about the incident.
The seven-year-old went home and, three days later, her
aunt saw her crying in the dining room because her private parts were painful.
Her aunt then asked her what had happened and she disclosed
that her father had raped her and a police report was filed.
Anesu Chirenje prosecuted. H Metro
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