Man, aged 44, rapes niece (13) after she rejects love proposal
Earns 20-year jail term for the crime

By Staff Reporter
A Beitbridge man, aged 44, raped his 13-year-old niece on several occasions, a Beitbridge court has heard.
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Prosecutors alleged that sometime in June last year, the suspect was at home with the minor.
He approached the girl who was in the dining room and proposed love to her.
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Reads a statement from the National Prosecuting Authority, “The complainant did not respond and this did not go down well with the accused person who threatened to assault the complainant before pulling her to a sofa where he closed her mouth with his hand and caressed her,”
“He stopped when the complainant’s younger brother walked into the room.
“The accused person got into the complainant’s room through the window at around 2200 hours on the same day as she was sleeping.
“He proceeded to her bed, closed her mouth with his hand, removed her clothes and raped her. He threatened to assault her if she ever revealed the matter to anyone.
“He raped her on different occasions up to March 2024.
“The matter came to light when the accused person was seen getting into the complainant’s room by another relative. The matter was reported to the Police leading to the accused person’s arrest.”
For the crime, he was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.