Woman Admits to Selling New-born Baby in South Africa
She gave birth in South Africa in June last year and sold her baby boy just two days later.
Woman Admits to Selling New-born Baby in South Africa
A 23-year-old woman from Gokwe has admitted to selling her baby in South Africa. She had previously claimed that her baby had died.
The woman pleaded guilty to breaking the law related to human trafficking and will be sentenced today.
The court was told that she gave birth in South Africa in June last year and sold her baby boy just two days later.
Someone helped her smuggle the baby into Zimbabwe, but she was arrested after a tip-off and the baby was taken into care by social services.
When the new mother heard about the arrest, she returned home to try to get her baby back, but she was then arrested and taken to court.
Woman Admits to Selling New-born Baby in South Africa
Meanwhile…
A newly wedded church deacon has escaped jail after he was convicted of indecently assaulting two teenage girls from his congregation.
Word of Life International Ministries church deacon, Edson Ushe (43) was convicted of two counts of inappropriately kissing and touching the private parts of the two Form Two learners.
A Gweru provincial magistrate convicted the deacon due to overwhelming evidence.
She sentenced him to seven months in prison before suspending three months of his sentence on condition of good behaviour.
Four months of Ushe’s sentence was wholly suspended on condition he pays a fine of US$400.
The court heard that on Christmas Eve last year while the minors’ parents were in Bulawayo, Ushe visited their residence and stayed for approximately 30 minutes.
Ushe requested the girls to accompany him to his vehicle. He kissed and inappropriately touched them before their brother came and he pretended as if nothing had happened.
