A RUSAPE man who raped his biological daughter several
times recently ran amok and scalded her with hot porridge after she told him
that she was pregnant.
The victim (17) (name withheld) discovered that she was
pregnant in August this year but only managed to alert the father about
pregnancy that is now in its third month on October 2. Her action backfired
terribly when the father poured hot porridge all over her body.
The girl sustained serious facial, neck, head and hands
burns. The man (64) (name withheld), who is denying the allegations, allegedly
went on to lock his seriously burnt daughter in the house for a week.
It took the intervention of a courageous neighbour, who got
wind of the abuse, to rescue and take the scalded and traumatised girl to
Rusape General Hospital for treatment.
The victim’s condition had worsened due to lack of
treatment. Manicaland deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Luxson
Chananda confirmed the incident, which he said happened in Zambe village, under
Chief Makoni, last week.
Asst Insp Chananda said the father would allegedly rape his
daughter during his wife’s absence and threaten her with death if she divulged
the heinous offence to anyone.
“The accused took advantage of the absence of his wife, who
is the girl’s mother, to sexually abuse her before threatening her with death
if ever she divulged the abuse to anyone.
“The victim sustained injuries from the hot porridge
attack, but the father went on lock her inside the house for more than a week.
The matter came to light early this month when a neighbour took the complainant
to the hospital for treatment. This is when she divulged the abuse, leading to
the arrest of her abusive father,” said Asst Insp Chananda.
The victim is still admitted at Rusape General Hospital
(burns ward) where authorities said she was responding well to treatment.
The man is expected in court soon. In a similar
incident, another 64-year-old man from Marange was this week arrested for
allegedly
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