Courage Dutiro
A
married visually-impaired man from Mucheke recently appeared before Masvingo
magistrate Dambudzo Malunga for sodomising a 16-year-old boy and was given a
13-year jail sentence for the dastardly act.
married visually-impaired man from Mucheke recently appeared before Masvingo
magistrate Dambudzo Malunga for sodomising a 16-year-old boy and was given a
13-year jail sentence for the dastardly act.
Edson
Chivi (41) told the court that he sodomised the boy by mistake thinking that
the boy was his wife.
Chivi (41) told the court that he sodomised the boy by mistake thinking that
the boy was his wife.
“I
am guilty. I did it by mistake thinking that the boy was my wife. I fondled the
legs and thought it was my wife who had changed side. The boy did not resist or
complain and he did not even cry,” Chivi pleaded.
am guilty. I did it by mistake thinking that the boy was my wife. I fondled the
legs and thought it was my wife who had changed side. The boy did not resist or
complain and he did not even cry,” Chivi pleaded.
Two
of his 13-year jail sentence were suspended on condition he did not commit a
similar offence over the next five years.
of his 13-year jail sentence were suspended on condition he did not commit a
similar offence over the next five years.
It
was the State’s case that on February 10 at around 22:00hrs, the accused person
was sleeping with his wife Elisina Ndou, who is also blind, in their shack at
Mucheke bus terminus.
was the State’s case that on February 10 at around 22:00hrs, the accused person
was sleeping with his wife Elisina Ndou, who is also blind, in their shack at
Mucheke bus terminus.
The
accused invited the complainant to come and sleep in the same shack and they
both agreed.
accused invited the complainant to come and sleep in the same shack and they
both agreed.
While
the complaint slept, Chivi sodomised him without his consent and this happened
in the full view of another juvenile who tried in vain to wake him up.
the complaint slept, Chivi sodomised him without his consent and this happened
in the full view of another juvenile who tried in vain to wake him up.
The
court heard that the complainant only woke up after the accused had finished.
court heard that the complainant only woke up after the accused had finished.
Liberty
Hove prosecuted.
Hove prosecuted.
