MAGUNJE – In a shock incident, a 26-year-old Magunje man allegedly raped and went on kill his six-year-old victim by striking her head with a rock to conceal the sexual crime.
Police on Sunday confirmed they have detained Shingai Makura for murder.
“On 28 October 2023, police in Magunje arrested Shingai Makura, 26, in connection with a case of murder in which a minor, 6, was found lying naked between two big rocks in a bushy area in Mavhondo Village, Chief Dandawa, Magunje.
“The suspect allegedly raped the victim before he hit her with a stone on the head in a bid to conceal the rape case.”
Police did not give further details around the crime.
Rape against minor girls is prevalent in the country with a lot of the suspects being adults.
In May this year, 57-year-old Aleck Masomera, a Harare school teacher was slapped with a 15-year prison sentence after being found guilty of raping his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter he had been taking for extra lessons.
Last month, Dennis Mpondo, 54, an overseer at a Faith in God Ministries Church in Harare appeared in court facing charges of showing his 10-year-old niece a pornographic video on his phone before raping her.
