Gweru Man Rapes 12 Year Old Sister In Law & Sentenced To 17 Years In Jail
A 29- year old man from Ascot, Gweru, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for raping his 12-year-old sister-in-law.
The incident happened last year on August 27 and was narrated by the Prosecutor Calvin Guvheya last week Thursday in court at around 11 pm, the complainant, convict and his wife (names withheld) were asleep on the floor in the same room.
While they were sleeping one of the complainant's sisters visited and the convict's wife went to attend to her, leaving the two in bed.
Guvheya said the convict took advantage of his wife's absence and raped the minor once while gagging her mouth with one of his hands, but was caught in the act by his wife.
When the wife asked him what he was doing, he assaulted her. The 12-year-old complainant escaped and informed the landlord, who came to the wife's aid.
The matter was reported to the police and the convict was sentenced to 17 years in prison by Gweru regional magistrate Phathekile Msipa
In passing sentence, Msipa said a lengthy custodial sentence would meet justice and deter like-minded persons from committing similar offenses.
The magistrate stressed that the young girl looked up to his brother-in-law for protection, but instead, he abused her.
