By Staff Reporter
A Mutasa man will spend 17 years behind bars after he was found guilty of raping his four-year-old niece.
The man was convicted after a full trial during which he denied the allegations.
He was initially slapped with a 20-year jail term.
However, three years of his sentence were suspended conditionally leaving him to serve 15 years of effective jail time.
Prosecutors proved that the incident occurred on an unknown date this year during the afternoon when the offender lured the child to his bedroom.
“In the bedroom, he undressed himself and the child, lay on his back, placed her on his stomach, and raped her.
“The offence came to light when a neighbour overheard the complainant disclosing the incident to another child during playtime on the 7th of June 2024, and advised her mother,” it was proved.
The complainant was taken to the hospital for a medical examination and penetration was confirmed leading to the perpetrator’s arrest.
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