The ManicaPost
Kudzai Matanga Rusape Correspondent
A RUSAPE boy was hauled before the court on allegations of twice prickling a minor girl’s eye with a sharp object, strangling her neck before forcibly drugging and raping her while she was unconscious.
The bizarre manner in which the boy masterminded the crime shocked the court, prompting the Rusape regional magistrate Mr Lucie-Anne Mungwari to order that he undergoes a mental examination from a psychiatrist to establish the exact state of his mind.
The boy (whose name could not be divulged since he is still a minor) was remanded in custody and was expected back in the dock yesterday.
He was not asked to plead.
Ms Event Dhliwayo prosecuted.
Ms Dhliwayo said on August 7, 2019, the complainant (who could also not be named) went to the communal grazing pastures to collect her parents’ cattle and pen them.
On her way to the pastures she passed through the accused’s parental homestead and asked him if he had seen her parents’ cattle.
The accused allegedly directed her where their cattle were.
After some time the accused allegedly followed the girl.
“He grabbed and strangled the girl’s neck by his hands. He forced her to drink a yellowish substance that was in a bottle drink, by putting his fingers in her mouth.
“The boy went on to prickle the girl’s right eye with a shoe maker’s needle twice and once on the back of her left hand. He also bit the girl on the right hand, tried to lower her skirt, and from there the girl lost consciousness and does not know what transpired.
“When she woke up, she was vomiting a lot of foam. She then proceeded to the boy’s homestead and told his uncle about what had happened. The uncle took the girl to her father who then reported the matter to the police.
“The girl sustained serious injuries on the right eye, face and left arm. She had teeth marks on her left arm. The matter (rape) came to light following a medical examination which was conducted on her and indicated that she had been sexually abused,” said Ms Dhliwayo.
The boy is in a senior grade at the same school with the victim.
