Vusumuzi Mthethwa has been sentenced to 12 years in jail
A cross-border driver has landed in trouble after he molested his own niece. The man has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for fondling and sucking his teenage niece’s breasts before thrusting his fingers into her private parts while his wife watched.
Mthethwa will serve an effective nine years in prison after three years were suspended for five years on condition that he does not within that period commit a similar crime.
“Your conduct is deplorable and shameful. The courts have a duty to protect a girl child from people like you by sending them to jail for a lengthy period,” ruled Mberewere.
But on October 28 shortly after 4PM, Mthethwa invited his niece to his bedroom where he started caressing her before sucking her breasts in the presence of his wife.
The court heard that after committing the crime, Mthethwa threatened to assault his niece if she reported the matter to anyone.
In this heart melting story, a young
girl has narrated how her uncle sexually molested her by fondling her breast
and sticking his hands in her private parts while the wife watched.
A cross-border driver has landed in trouble after he molested his own niece. The man has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for fondling and sucking his teenage niece’s breasts before thrusting his fingers into her private parts while his wife watched.
Vusumuzi Mthethwa, 34, of Pumula
South, Zimbabwe was convicted of aggravated indecent assault by Bulawayo
regional magistrate Chrispen Mberewere on Thursday.
Mthethwa will serve an effective nine years in prison after three years were suspended for five years on condition that he does not within that period commit a similar crime.
In passing the sentence, Mberewere
said Mthethwa’s conduct was deplorable and appalling. “You indecently assaulted
your niece instead of protecting her.
“Your conduct is deplorable and shameful. The courts have a duty to protect a girl child from people like you by sending them to jail for a lengthy period,” ruled Mberewere.
Revealing what happened, Police
prosecutor, Paida Zengeni said on October 17 last year, the complainant who was
preparing to write her 2015 ‘O’ Level examinations at Amhlophe High School,
went to stay with Mthethwa at his house.
But on October 28 shortly after 4PM, Mthethwa invited his niece to his bedroom where he started caressing her before sucking her breasts in the presence of his wife.
Not done with her, he ordered the
wife out of the room before forcefully removing the girl’s panties.
“Mthethwa removed the complainant’s
panties and inserted his finger into her private parts several times,” said
Zengeni.
The court heard that after committing the crime, Mthethwa threatened to assault his niece if she reported the matter to anyone.
However, his luck ran out after the
niece shared her experience with a classmate who in turn informed their
headmaster about her friend’s ordeal.
It was the headmaster who reported the matter to the police leading to Mthethwa’s arrest.
It was the headmaster who reported the matter to the police leading to Mthethwa’s arrest.
The victim was taken to hospital for
examination and a medical report which was compiled proved that she was
indecently assaulted