Mutare man locked up for raping baby still in diapers

A 23-year-old Mutare man has been locked up on allegations of raping his daughter who is barely two years old.

 

The man whose identity is being withheld to protect the victim has appeared before a Mutare magistrate who remanded him in custody.

 

His trial is expected to commence on January 3 next year.

 

According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the man took advantage of his wife’s absence to abuse his daughter.

 

The court heard the baby was lying in their house while the mother was fetching water from the nearby borehole.

 

“The accused, who is the biological father of the complainant, allegedly committed the heinous act on the 17th of December 2024 while the child’s mother was away fetching water from a nearby borehole.

 

“The state is alleging that the accused entered the house and proceeded to where the infant was sleeping and removed her diaper before raping her.

 

“The infant’s mother returned from the borehole and encountered the accused person by the door, pulling up his trousers.

 

“She went to where the complainant was lying down, crying, and discovered that her diaper had been removed,” the court heard.

 

The mother noticed that the complainant was bleeding from her vagina and that there was semen below her navel.

 

The mother rushed outside to confront the accused person, but he had already fled the scene.

 

He was later arrested and brought to court. NewZimbabwe