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A 12-year-old boy from Luveve who reportedly sodomised, robbed and bullied a Grade Four pupil has admitted that he ate the boy’s food and took his uniform, but denied the sodomy charge.
He allegedly forced his victim to miss school for two weeks last year and would take him to Luveve Library and later have anal sex with him at Luveve Park.
Appearing before regional magistrate Sikhumbuzo Dube, the boy who was under cross examination said the fact that he bullied the boy does not mean he sodomised him.
“This boy is making up stories and thinks because I used to take his food I can also admit having sexual intercourse with him. I did not sodomise him and he is framing me to cover up for the two weeks he spent away from school,” he said.
He also told the court that his home was far from the library and park and it was impossible for him to get there. “I am not guilty of sodomising this boy; he was not sodomised but just lying to cover up.”
Prosecuting, Masimba Saruwaka said on June 20, 2013 at 9AM, the boy was at Luveve Library where he was doing his studies. “After finishing his studies he then went outside where he met the accused who grabbed him and force-marched him towards Luveve Park,” he said.
“He tried to resist but the bully threatened to assault him. While at the park, the bully forcibly removed the boy’s trousers and as the boy tried to dress up, the bully assaulted him with booted feet and the boy fell down.
“After he fell, the bully sodomised him before ordering him to dress up and go home”. Saruwaka said the second incident happened at around 7AM the next day when the boy left home for the library.
“On his way he met the bully who asked to be accompanied to Luveve Park and the boy refused.
“The bully then forcibly led the boy to the same park and again removed his trousers before sodomising him”, he said. Masimba also added that it was the boy’s grandmother who led to the discovery of the incident after the boy started acting “weird”. The grandmother went to the boy’s school and discovered he had been absconding school.
Magistrate Nyathi remanded the matter to September 16 where more witnesses are expected to testify.
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