A 42-year-old man from Seke, who raped his daughter (16) three times at knife-point and impregnated her has been jailed for 14 years. The man threatened to kill the minor and her mother. The father of five had stated that his daughter had beautiful skin and that she was more special to him than her mother. He denied three counts of rape when he appeared before Chitungwiza regional magistrate, Ms Estere Chivasa.
Ms Chivasa convicted him of rape on a single count and incest on two other counts. She sentenced him to 12 years for rape and four years for incest.
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