adminMarvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent
A 27-YEAR-OLD Filabusi man has appeared in court for allegedly raping his neighbour’s two daughters aged four before proceeding to sodomise their cousin also aged four.Connellious Ndlovu of Bekezela Township denied the rape and aggravated indecent assault charges when he appeared before Gwanda regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza yesterday.
He was remanded in custody to today for continuation of trial.
“I admit that I saw the children on the day in question but I deny the charges. Your Worship, I was drunk but I was aware of everything I was doing,” said Ndlovu.
The two girls told the court that Ndlovu made them caress and kiss his manhood before he allegedly raped them and also sodomised the
boy.
They said Ndlovu gave them some money as an inducement for them to give in to his demands but took it back after committing the offence.
The State represented by regional prosecutor Johannes Tlou alleges that Ndlovu sexually abused the three juveniles one after the other on March 1, this year at around 5PM.
“The accused asked the three complainants to accompany him promising to give them money. The three complainants then accompanied the accused person who led them to a nearby house which is still under construction,” the court heard.
Tlou said while inside the house, he allegedly raped one of the girls while the other two children watched.
Thereafter he allegedly raped the other girl before sodomising the boy.
The matter came to light when the boy complained of anal pains and revealed the assault to his mother.
The matter was reported to the police leading to Ndlovu’s arrest.
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