Magistrate Frees Father Of 9-year-old Tsholotsho Girl
The father of a 9-year-old Tsholotsho girl who got pregnant and later gave birth last month has finally been freed by the courts reported CITE.
The girl from Masekesa Village under Chief Gampu was eight years old when she fell pregnant.
Her father was arrested for rape following allegations that he would tell the girl that there were some creatures (goblins) that entered through the window and slept with her.
The girl later gave birth to a baby girl via cesarean section at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) where she was being attended to by specialists.
DNA tests conducted by the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) to ascertain the father of the newly-born baby showed that the father was not responsible for her daughter’s pregnancy.
Instead, DNA results proved that the minor was impregnated by her 13-year-old cousin.
In his ruling, Dzira said the court has no reason to hold him as the recent DNA results from NUST exonerated him. Said Dzira:
The state has decided to set you free since the DNA results from NUST have proven you innocent. The court hereby withdraws the charges laid against you.
