Natalie Nyathi
For two years a ten year young girl has been sexually abused undetected and the perpetrators are still walking free.
One of the accused was released by the Courts of Law as evidence presented against him was not tangible enough to obtain a deterrent sentence.
Handsome Moyo was arraigned before the Courts of Law at Bulawayo’s Magistrates Courts in Bulawayo facing rape charges spanning two years.
Moyo is alleged to have raped his niece from 2019 up to 2022.
However, Moyo is walking free due to the fact that during investigations it was established that there were several others who had abused the young girl during the period in question, these included the victim’s peers and cousins.
Evidence provided in court did not pinpoint to Moyo for this particular case.
Investigations reveal that an alert aunt noticed
weird behavior emanating from the young girl and became suspicious. It is said the young girl was exhibiting sexual positions and sounds that caught the eye and ear of the aunt. The aunt therefore asked the child’s grandmother to monitor her.
The grandmother was to discover more from monitoring the young girl. The granny then confided with a good Samaritan who enquired with the young girl who was to reveal she has been sexually abused.
The immediate suspect was to be Handsome Moyo aged 23.
Moyo was then reported to the police on allegations of raping a minor for a period spanning two years.
There was no tangible reason to tie the accused due to inconsistencies in testimonies