A man suspected to have raped a four year old at Block 5 location in Francistown was on Thursday remanded in custody by a Francistown Magistrates Court.
Ndinaye Mathumo, 27, is accused of raping the minor on December 28th. The little girl has since been admitted at Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital where she’s undergoing treatment.
In a brief interview outside court, a close family friend told this publication that the child suffered the horrifying ordeal whilst in the care of the suspect.
“When the victim’s mother arrived, she found her daughter crying and upon lifting her up, she immediately noticed that something was terribly wrong. She then went to report her suspicions to the police, and the suspect was subsequently arrested,” she said.
Pleading for the remand of the suspect, Prosecutor Lekobe of Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) told court that the Investigating Officer (IO) could not make it to court as he was in Gaborone to submit samples for DNA analysis.
“Since I can not give evidence from the bar, may this matter be postponed to a later date when the investigating officer will be available,” pleaded Lekobe, further asking for the accused person to be remanded in custody while investigations are ongoing.
Mathumo was therefore remanded in custody and will be back in court on the 13th of February for status hearing.
These animals should be castrated