Rapist sentenced to 24 years in jail

20 Aug, 2017 - 02:08 0 Views
Rapist sentenced to 24 years in jail

The Sunday News

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Loveness Mpofu, Sunday News Reporter
A MAN from Njube in Bulawayo who raped two sisters aged nine and 13 on several occasions and also fondled their friend aged eight has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Bulawayo magistrate Mr Joseph Mabeza sentenced Thamsanqa Masoka (56) to 12 years for count one for raping the nine-year-old, another 12 years for count two for raping the 13-year-old and six months for count three for fondling their friend. Count two and three will run concurrently while 10 years were suspended for five years. He will serve an effective 14 years in jail.

For the State, Mr Tinashe Dzipe told the court that on 14 March, Masoka met the nine-year-old juvenile and her friend at Soraidema Shopping Centre and lured them to his house.

At the house, the court heard, Masoka then fondled the girl’s breasts and private parts before raping her once without using a condom. He then fondled the girl’s friend. The court heard how Masoka would lure the child with money and chips such that she ended up visiting him regularly. Mr Dzipe said Masoka also raped the sister of the nine-year-old girl when she was coming from school in February last year.

“He called the girl to his house stating that he wanted to teach her how to switch on a gas stove. He then pushed the girl to the floor, and raped her without using protection,” he said.

Masoka then raped the girl the following day when she was coming from school. He gave her 50 cents to buy her silence.

The matter was reported to the police in Njube after the girl’s teacher realised the child’s absenteeism and reported the matter to the headmaster who after questioning the child discovered that she had been raped. Medical reports were produced in court as evidence.

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