Tafadzwa Chinhuru had pleaded not guilty to rape charges,
but Gweru regional magistrate Christopher Maturure convicted him after full
trial.
A medical report produced in court showed that the minor
had bruises on her knees and anal area as well as blood stained pants after the
sexual attack.
Handing down his sentence, Maturure said the sexual abuse
did not only expose the minor to sexually transmitted diseases, but that
Chimhuru’s “evil actions had long term mental effect” on the girl.
The State case was that on November 3 last year at around
7am, Chinhuru arrived at the girl’s homestead where he wanted to seek the
services of a sex worker. Chinhuru was advised to wait outside since she was
bathing.
Chinhuru, however, grabbed the minor who was playing with
her two friends and dragged her to a nearby bush and sexually assaulted her.
After the heinous act, Chinhuru escorted the girl to the
local shops where he dumped her.
Aftrer noticing that the complainant was no longer with her
friends, the sex worker proceeded to the shops where she found the minor
roaming about. She interviewed the minor who revealed that she had been
sexually abused.
She escorted the victim back home and returned to the shops
to look for Chinhuru and alerted members of the public after she located her.
Community members then effected a citizen’s arrest and handed him over to the
police. Newsday
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