A 19-year-old man from Chimanimani has been sentenced to an effective 10 years in prison for the attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl.
The Chipinge Regional Magistrates’ Court heard that on 15 September 2026, at Satiya Village under Chief Muusha, the man approached the victim, a Form Three learner, along a pathway in a forest and proposed a sexual relationship. She refused.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), he then grabbed her, dragged her into the forest and attempted to rape her. The girl escaped after biting his left thumb, which forced him to let her go.
She sought help at a nearby homestead and reported the incident. She was assisted in making a police report, leading to his arrest and conviction.
He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with five years suspended for five years.
In a separate case confirmed by the NPA, the Gokwe Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 42-year-old man from Gokwe South to 15 years in prison for raping his Grade Five stepdaughter.
The court heard that on 13 September 2026, the girl had visited her mother at the offender’s homestead. At around 11 am, her mother asked her to go and play with other children at her uncle’s house so she could attend church.
At around 1 pm, the man followed the girl and called her back home. When she went to bathe, he followed her into the bathroom and raped her. He then threatened to kill her if she told anyone.
The matter came to light when the girl’s mother returned home at around 5 pm and found her crying. The girl disclosed what had happened, and her mother reported it to the police, leading to the man’s arrest and conviction.
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