A 33-year-old man from Filabusi has been sentenced to an effective 20 years’ imprisonment after being convicted of two counts of sexually assaulting two juvenile sisters aged three years and seven months.
He appeared before Gwanda Regional Magistrates’ Court, where he was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for each count.
The sentences will run concurrently, leaving an effective 20-year prison term.
On February 24, at around 11 am, the victim’s mother left the three-year-old and her seven-month-old baby sister at their homestead in the Chief Maduna area of Filabusi while she went to work in the nearby fields.
While in the fields, the mother heard the infant crying, prompting her to return home to check on them.
Upon arrival, she noticed that the children’s clothes had been tampered with, and the offender was caught at the scene with his clothing completely disarranged.
She also discovered physical evidence of the assault on the victims.
The matter was reported to the police, and the victims were referred to Filabusi District Hospital for medical examination.
