A shameless 19-year-old man is in court for allegedly dat!ng and impr3gnating his 14-year-old sister in Uzumba.
The man appeared before a Mutawatawa magistrate to answer to charges of having s_xual int3rcourse within a prohibited degree of relationship. Incest is illegal in Zimbabwe as defined in Section 75(2) (c) of the Criminal (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) heard that in January 2023, the @ccused, who cannot be named, was at home with his 14-year-old sister. As the two chatted and bonded, the 19-year-old man decided to take things a notch up bizarrely.
He then opened his heart to his sister and asked her to be his girlfriend. Strangely, the 14-year-old admitted to feeling the same way for her brother. The two decided to h!t it off and start dat!ng. They decided to keep their relationship under wraps, knowing how much trouble it would attract if ever known.
During their relationship, the 19-year-old man convinced his sister for some action.
She agreed, and the two did the act on different occasions, both at home and in the garden. However, the girl later fell pr3gnant with her brother’s child.
Her grandmother noticed that the 14-year-old child she was looking after had fallen pr3gnant.
She cornered the minor to reveal the man responsible for the pr3gnancy. The granny’s horror was palpable when the 14-year-old child revealed her brother was responsible.
The grandmother reported the case to the police, leading to the 19-year-old man’s arr3st for incest. He appeared in a Mutawatawa Court, where the Magistrate sentenced him to 14 months in jail. Two months were struck off, and he will serve an effective 12 months.
SOURCE : I HARARE
