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An HIV positive man from Christmas Gift plots in Gweru who raped his six-year-old crippled daughter before threatening her with death in an attempt to conceal the incident has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. Regional magistrate Morgan Nemandire said the 32-year-old should be kept away from society for a long time.
“You displayed animal cruelty. How can one rape his own child particularly considering your status and her condition?
“Your behaviour was idiotic, cruel and tragic at the same time. We can only be thankful that the defenceless child you traumatised did not contract the virus,” he said.
Prosecuting, Emmanuel Matosi told the court that sometime in February this year on a date unknown, the complainant who was staying with her grandmother visited her parents.
Matosi told the court that the father who was diagnosed with HIV in 2010, seized the opportunity when the complainant’s mother went to the shops leaving the child in his custody.
The court heard that the man dragged the complainant into his bedroom and raped her once.
He then threatened to kill her if she dared report the assault to anyone.
The matter only came to light when the girl returned to her grandmother’s house where it was discovered that her private parts were swollen and had a creamish discharge.
derick.khumalo