Gold panner jailed for attempted rape

Chipo Sabeta Chinhoyi Bureau
A Sanyati-based gold panner will serve eight effective years for attempting to rape a four-year-old girl. Charles Moyo was caught red-handed by the juvenile’s mother with his pants down.

Moyo is said to have already removed the victim’s clothes when he was caught. He appeared before Kadoma regional magistrate Mr Amos Mbobo for contravening section 189 ARW 65 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.

Moyo, who is married and has a daughter, pleaded guilty and was jailed for 10 years, before two years were suspended for five years on condition that he does not within that period commit any offence involving attempted rape or rape.

Handing down the sentence, Mr Mbobo said Moyo’s moral blameworthiness was very high in that he attempted to rape a four-year-old defenceless girl. He said Moyo would have raped the girl had her mother not disturbed him. The court heard that Moyo later confessed that he wanted to rape the girl.

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