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A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl was admitted to hospital on Wednesday after being sexually abused by a 17-year-old boy from a neighbouring village.Tsholotsho magistrate Abednico Ndebele yesterday remanded Agatha Effort Ncube from Dikili Line in Tsholotsho in custody for allegedly pouncing on the girl while she walked home from school with her brothers before raping her.
The court heard that Ncube emerged from the bushes and chased the pupils who were approaching their grandmother’s homestead before dragging the Grade Zero pupil to a nearby bush.
The girl has reportedly not been going to school for the past three days as she is admitted due to injuries she sustained from the alleged sex attack.
Her alleged abuser was not asked to plead to a count of rape yesterday and will be back in court next Thursday.
Prosecuting, Leane Nkomo said Ncube used an unknown object to rip apart the girl’s panties before raping her once in a bush.
“On June 11 at about 4PM, the complainant was going home from school in the company of her three brothers when the accused emerged from the bush. The four pupils ran towards home but the accused caught up with the complainant while her brothers ran home,” said the prosecutor.
The three brothers ran and informed their grandmother who rushed to the scene but was late as her granddaughter had already been raped, the court heard.
“She cried but no one came to her rescue as Ncube removed his woollen hat and pushed it into her mouth to gag her. He then pushed her to the ground and laid her facing upwards upon which he tore her pants into pieces and had sexual intercourse with her once,” added Nkomo.
She said Ncube fled from the scene when he heard the girl’s grandmother approaching.
The grandmother took her to the police station to file a report of rape leading to Ncube’s arrest.
The girl was referred to Tsholotsho District Hospital and a medical report produced in court showed that she was seriously injured in her privates.
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