CRIME & COURTS
10-year jail term for Bulawayo child predator
BULAWAYO- 20-year-old from Figtree, Bulawayo has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sodomizing a 10-year-old boy while herding cattle at a nearby grazing area.
The accused, whose identity was withheld to protect the minor’s privacy, appeared in the Western Commonage Magistrates Court in Bulawayo on charges of aggravated indecent assault.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe, on August 24, 2024, the accused person and the minor were herding cattle in a grazing area when the accused allegedly grabbed and assaulted the minor.
The court heard that the complainant narrated his ordeal to his father who subsequently filed a police report, leading to the arrest of the accused person.