Caught in the act

78-year old arrested for rape of 6-year old Std 1 pupil

A 78-year old man appeared at the Kasane Magistrate Court on Thursday charged with the rape of a 6-year old Standard 1 pupil at Kazungula Primary School.

According to District No7 Officer Commanding Senior Superintendent Peter Gochela, the senior citizen was caught in the act on Monday by a neighbour who immediately alerted the victim's mother.

Gochela told The Voice that the suspect is a tenant at the victim's yard, and his luck ran out after he dragged the young girl behind a house where he sexually violated her.

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