Man (51) rapes girl (12)

A 51-YEAR-OLD man from Nkayi in Matabeleland North province has appeared in court for raping a 12-year-old schoolgirl.

The suspect was remanded in custody to May 21, according to a statement from the National Prosecuting Authority.

It is the State’s case that in January this year, the girl was herding cattle when she met the suspect who was carrying an axe and an Okapi knife.

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