Lazarus Simukani Muleya, 46, of Binga, was caught red-handed attempting to rape his 6-year old sister in law. Muleya who is a polygamist ambushed the minor when she was coming from the borehole. The minor was rescued by her sister. However, the matter was only reported to the police by the girl’s mother.
Muleya was sentenced to 10 years in prison for aggravated indecent assault by Hwange regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga. In passing sentence magistrate Malunga said:
You may have escaped rape but you are hereby found guilty of aggravated indecent assault since you exposed your manhood to the girl and tried to insert it into her private before your wife disturbed you
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