Two Mozambican young men in Ntcheu district to spend 14 years in prison when court found them guilty of defilement of a 12 year old girl in the month of July this year.
However, according to sub Inspector Hastings Chigalu, a Deputy Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) in the district said another person linked to the incident is still on the loose.
Chigalu said the two men have been sentenced after being found guilty and convicted by Ntcheu First Grade Magistrate Court of gang rape of a little girl in Ntcheu as she was on her way to cousin's house.
“Court heard that on 26 July 2015 first accused Thamoson Dzonzi aged 25 together with the second accused Chimwemwe Lomao aged 21 and a third person (name withheld for he is still at large) defiled a 12 year old girl who is in standard 3.
“These three men raped the girl one after the other at Mapira village around 18;00 hours” explained Chigalu
The police officer said during sentence hearing, prosecutor Sergeant Amos Jobo prayed for a stiffer punishment considering the trauma the girl went through while the convicts had in their mitigation, pleaded for leniency for being first offenders and that they look after their families.
“But in his ruling, Ntcheu First Grade Magistrate, Jones Masula quashed the convict’s arguments while concurring with the prosecution. The Magistrate said their conduct was is a serious offence contrary to section 138 of the penal code. He therefore said they deserve stiffer punishment because they did not only destroy the girl's virginity, but the trauma she experienced apparently will have longtime effect in her life.” Sub Inspector Chigalu narrates
Chigalu then described the 14 year prison sentence a sigh of relief to Ntcheu Police because cases of defilement and rape are being registered each passing week.
“As police will leave no stone unturned in protecting our young girls.” Added Chigalu
Both Thamoson Dzonzi and Chimwemwe Lomao hail from Mthawira village of T/A Majawa in Villa Ulongwe, Mozambique.
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