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Crime Reporter
FIVE teenage girls have been arrested after they were caught on camera assaulting a young woman in Wedza, with social media footage of the assault showing the 18-year-old victim with blood stains all over her body.
Police have since said the victim is alive and receiving medical attention at Mount St Mary’s Hospital, Wedza.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest of the five teenage girls and said investigations were in progress.
The police arrested Vimbai Mike aged 19, three 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old on Wednesday over the assault which occurred at Mupfuuri Village, Wedza.
So far police investigations have found that at around 11am on Thursday last week, the five teenagers lured the 18-year-old victim to Vimbai Mike’s homestead on the pretext that they wanted to give her vegetable seedlings.
The suspects locked the victim in one of the huts, undressed her, assaulted her with switches and inserted three sticks into her private parts while recording a video. The victim fell unconscious and the suspects poured water on her before freeing her at 3pm,” Comm Nyathi said.
The arrest of the suspects led to the recovery of a cellphone used to record the assault.
Vimbai Mike is detained in police custody while the other four suspects, who are juveniles, have been released into the custody of their parents. All five will be taken to court for the due processes of the law to take its course.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police implores the public to settle disputes amicably without resorting to violence.
“The law will take its course in this case without fear or favour,” Comm Nyathi said.
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