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Man gets 18 years for raping minor for rand

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MUTARE — A 48-YEAR-OLD Chipinge man, who lured a nine-year-old neighbour into the bush and raped her after promising to buy her silence with one rand,

MUTARE — A 48-YEAR-OLD Chipinge man, who lured a nine-year-old neighbour into the bush and raped her after promising to buy her silence with one rand, was on Monday sentenced to 18 years by regional magistrate Alex Shumba.

BY OBEY MANAYITI STAFF REPORTER

The culprit Paterson Musendo will, however, serve an effective 16-year jail term after two years were set aside on condition of good behaviour.

Charges against Musendo were that sometime in November last year, he intercepted the Grade Four pupil as she came from school and lured her into the bush while dangling a coin and sexually abused her.

The minor spilled the beans after she was quizzed by her parents’ neighbour who had noticed an irregular gait on her.

The matter was only reported to police on January 22 this year after the girl’s mother had come back from South Africa.

A medical report produced in court confirmed the abuse.

Mike Tembo prosecuted.