Zimbabwean police said that it has confirmed a 13-year-old boy who impregnated his 9-year-old cousin in the Tsholotsho part of the country.
Earlier it was suspected that the father, 29 had raped his 9-year-old daughter, who was diagnosed with a rare condition called precocious puberty.
The victim’s father was then arrested on 29 October 2022, shortly after it was discovered that his daughter was pregnant.
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This was after the mother of the 9-year-old alleged that her husband had warned the child that goblins would visit her and insert things into her privates at night.
To further prove his innocence, the victim’s father was reported to have been assisting the police with their investigations.
Thereafter, the Applied Genetic Testing Centre (AGTC) of the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) offered to help the authorities discover who had abused and impregnated the 9-year-old.
A paternity DNA test was conducted and the results established that the victim’s 13-year-old cousin is indeed the father of the child.
Commissioner, Paul Nyathi, the country’s national police spokesperson Assistant said in a statement:
“UPDATE ON A CASE OF RAPE INVOLVING A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN TSHOLOTSHO
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms that the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) results obtained from the National University of Science and Technology on 25th November 2022, in connection with the paternity of the 9 year old girl’s child, have established that the victim’s cousin brother (13) is the father of the child.
“The 9 year old complainant and the suspect will now receive the appropriate counselling from the Police’s Victim Friendly Unit (VFU).
“The police is now working with other relevant arms of the government to ensure that the due processes of the law are followed.”
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