The man denied the charge of rape when he appeared before
Beitbridge regional magistrate Ms Sithembiso Ndebele, but was convicted on the
strength of the State’s evidence.
He was left with an effective 18 years to serve after the
court conditionally suspended two years of the sentence for five years.
Prosecuting, Ms Tsitsi Mtukwa said the man was staying with his children,
including the complainant.
She said the he started sexually abusing his daughter in
August last year. In the first incident, the daughter advised her brother, but
he was afraid to confront the father.
The court further heard that the man continued with the
abuse until the daughter fell pregnant. The matter came to light in December
last year when some family members quizzed her when they realised she was
pregnant. Herald
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