A woman allegedly shielded her two boyfriends who raped her 10-year-old daughter on three different occasions and concealed the offences while treating the wounds on the girl’s private parts with salt and water.
The woman (31) committed the offence when she was staying in Chitungwiza sometime in 2011. She would give her daughter some unknown tablets and would treat her with salty hot water each time she was sexually abused. The woman also allegedly promised to report the offences to the police, but did not.
She allegedly forced her daughter not to go to school for two weeks until she got healed and instructed her not to reveal the abuse.
The matter came to light after the minor relocated to Chegutu where she narrated her ordeal to her aunt leading to her mother’s arrest. The court heard that during their stay in Chitungwiza, the girl’s mother went away leaving her alone at home.
It is alleged that her first boyfriend came and sexually abused her. After the offence, the man went away and when the minor’s mother came, she told her of the abuse.
Allegations are that the woman would assure her daughter that she was going to report the offence, but to no avail.
Further allegations are that after sustaining injuries on her privates, the girl’s mother would soak her private parts in salty water. As a result, the minor would not to go school for two weeks since she had problems in walking.
On the second occasion, the man allegedly raped the girl when her mother had gone to the bar. During the same year, they relocated to another place in the same area and her mother started having an affair with another man.
The man came when the minor’s mother was not at home with ice cream which he gave to the girl and raped her.
As usual, the girl would inform her mother, but she would treat her and promise to report the offences. Appearing before Chitungwiza magistrate Ms Jessy Kufa, the woman denied obstructing or defeating the course of justice. She was remanded out of custody to December 15.
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