BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI
An 18-year-old Kamativi teen has been arrested for raping his 12-year-old cousin.
The accused appeared before the Hwange Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with rape and convicted for the same charge, following a trial.
According to the state, during the period between April and May, the accused person stayed with the complainant in Kamativi while their grandmother was away.
He took advantage of the grandmother’s absence, called the complainant to his room, and ordered her to lie on the bed.
When she refused, he pushed her onto the bed and raped her once, threatening to assault her with an axe if she resisted.
He continued to have sexual intercourse with the complainant without her consent on several occasions.
The matter came to light when the complainant disclosed the abuse to her mother during a visit to Bulawayo.
He will be sentenced today.