A Shamva man, Baron Nyamupfukudza, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl and burying her alive in sand.
Nyamupfukudza, from Tongogara Village under Chief Nyamaropa in Madziwa, had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
However, he was found guilty and sentenced by Bindura Magistrate Amos Mbobo after medical examination evidence was presented in court.
According to prosecutor Clever Nyapfani, the incident occurred on December 14 last year.
The victim was washing along the Gwetera River when Nyamupfukudza approached her, asking if she had seen his brown cattle.
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When she replied that she had not seen it, he suddenly slapped her, strangled her until she lost consciousness, raped her, and then buried her alive in sand.
When the victim regained consciousness, she managed to free herself and discovered that she was naked.
She covered her body and proceeded back home, where she revealed the ordeal to her mother.
Her mother subsequently reported the matter to Madziwa police station, leading to Nyamupfukudza’s arrest.
