Hwindi touches girl’s privates riding in mushikashika boot
He also caressed her thighs twice without her consent. He offered the complainant a US$1 note, but she refused.
By Staff Reporter
A 26-year-old Chinhoyi conductor who was seated in the boot of a pirate taxi together with a 10-year-old girl shoved his hand inside the minor passenger’s skirt and touched her privates four times during the journey, a court was told recently.
For the crime, Panashe Tinotenda Magusvu of Rujeko in Chinhoyi was dragged before a Chinhoyi magistrate facing indecent assault charges.
The offence, according to prosecutors, happened 13 July 2024 at around 6pm.
The 10-year-old minor and her mother boarded a Honda Fit commonly known as mushikashika en-route to their residential area in Chinhoyi.
“The complainant sat in the boot of the car with the accused person,” said the National Prosecuting Authority in a statement.
“Along the way, the accused person inserted his right hand inside the complainant’s skirt and touched her privates four times.
“He also caressed her thighs twice without her consent. He offered the complainant a US$1 note, but she refused.
“The complainant informed her mother when they disembarked from the vehicle. A police report was made, leading to the arrest of the accused person.”
For his misdeeds, Magusvu was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which 3 months were suspended for 5 years.
The remaining 9 months were suspended on condition that he completes 280 hours of community service.
