Zimbabwe: Prison Officer Jailed for Raping 6-Year-Old Niece

11 April 2007

Harare — A PRISON officer based at Chikurubi in Harare was sentenced to an effective 12 years in jail yesterday for raping his six-year-old niece.

Peter Tsuro (30), who appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Betty Chidziva, was initially jailed for 15 years before three years were suspended on condition that he does commit a similar offence in the next five years.

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