He appeared before Gweru regional magistrate Mr Christopher
Maturure facing one count of rape. He pleaded not guilty but was convicted
after a full trial.
Mr Maturure sentenced him to 15 years in prison and
suspended four years on condition of good behaviour. “The accused is sentenced
to 15 years in prison of which four years of his sentence are suspended on
condition of good behavior.
The accused deserved a long prison sentence to deter would
be offenders. The courts must set an example that crime does not pay,” he said.
The court heard that on December 15 last year at around
11AM, the accused was at Kinsale grazing lands in Zvishavane herding cattle
when he met the victim, whose name has been withheld to protect her identity.
Prosecutor Ms Eggrina Matutu told the court that the girl was on her way to
school when the accused followed her.
The court heard that the accused forcibly got hold of the
victim’s blouse and ripped it open. He forced the victim into the bush,
threatened her with an okapi knife before ordering her to remove all her
clothes. In fear, she complied.
The herd boy pushed the girl to the ground and raped her
once. Chronicle
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