Harare, (New Ziana) – A 28-year-old man from Chief Sitaudze’s area in Beitbridge who accosted and raped a 13-year-old girl on her way from school has been jailed for 18 years.
The National Prosecution Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) said the incident occurred on May 31 this year when the learner was walking home from school in the company of two school mates.
The girls were walking along a railway line when the rapist suddenly emerged from a bush. The three tried to run away but the complainant was caught.
The rapist dragged her to a bushy area where he raped her once. After the act, the accused person dumped the complainant along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo highway.
She went home and narrated her ordeal to her aunt. The complainant gave a description of the accused person to local men who apprehended the rapist at his homestead.
