SYDNEY MUBAIWA
ZHOMBE- A 24-year-old man under Chief Ntabeni in Zhombe has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for raping his 13 -year-old nice.
The offender (name withheld for professional reasons) appeared before the Kwekwe Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
According to court records, the victim and the offender were in a relationship and sometime in April this year, the two engaged in sexual activity for several times.
The matter came to light on May 21, 2025 when the victim’s grandmother received information from a member of the neighbourhood watch committee that her granddaughter had been sexually abused.
Upon questioning, the complainant disclosed that she had been intimate with the offender. The complainant’s grandmother reported the matter to police on May 22 and the offender was subsequently arrested.
