A 21-YEAR-OLD Shurugwi man was last week slapped with an effective four-year jail term for kidnapping and assaulting a three-year-old girl.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe, on December 24 last year, the complainant (name withheld) and other children were playing and the accused took the complainant away.
The court heard that he detained her for about 30 minutes without the authority of her parents.
The minor’s father got information about the kidnap and made a follow up.
He found the complainant naked, only wearing the accused’s necklace.
The accused ran away leaving his cellphone behind.
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The matter was reported to the police leading to his arrest.
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