Mutare man jailed 20 years for rape

Crime Reporter

A Mutare man has been jailed 20 years in for raping a four-year-old niece.

The incident occurred when the man aged 32, lured the child to his bedroom where he raped her

The matter came to light when a neighbour overheard the complainant disclosing the incident to another child while they were playing sometime in June this year.

The complainant was then taken to a hospital for a medical examination.

According to the State, the man was sentenced to 20 years in prison but will serve 17 years after three years, were conditionally suspended.

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