Couple cheats jail after marrying off minor (15)

A MUTARE couple which married off their 15-year-old daughter for $40 escaped jail sentence yesterday after their eight-month sentence was commuted to 480 hours of community service.

The couple, from Dangamvura Area 16, appeared before Mutare magistrate Prisca Manhibi facing charges of pledging a female person as defined in section 94 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.

Manhibi sentenced the couple to eight months behind bars, but four months were conditionally suspended.

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