Learner caught with 40 girls’ pants

Zim Now Writer

A learner at the Catholic-run Gokomere High School in Masvingo was recently found in possession of more than 40 girls’ underwear, exiting the girls’ hostel.

Although Masvingo Provincial Education Director, Shylatte Mhike said her office had not yet received such a report and would confirm with the District Schools Inspector, school head, Aquanos Mazhunga confirmed the matter, adding that they were still investigating.

“I can confirm the incident, however, we are still doing investigations to get to the bottom of the matter, we will furnish you once we finalise,” said Mazhunga.

The issue came to light through one parent who had gone to the school to drop off his daughter and was asked to leave the learner’s bags at the hostels where he met the boy exiting the girls’ hostels.

“I went to Gokomere to drop off my daughter on Sunday. I found the matrons in a church service and they asked me to leave her bags at the hostel and apparently, there was no one at the hostels.

“Upon leaving the bags at the hostel, I met a young boy and asked him what he was doing in the girls’ hostels and he lied saying he was there to drop a female student. I believed him at first but got suspicious after seeing that there was only one other parent’s car and mine, of which he failed to identify the child he had come with and when I asked again he tried to run away.

“I got hold of him and searched him only to find girls’ underwear stashed in his trouser and jacket pockets,” said the parent.

When he questioned him about the underwear, the parent said, he said he had not stolen them but his friends had left them with him.

“When I asked him he denied stealing the pants and said his friends left the pants with him and we took him to the matron who told us the pupil in question was always on the run and there had been reports of girls’ pants missing at the school.

“The security personnel was called and confirmed that the pupil had been caught at the prefects’ hostel earlier on showing he had a record of stealing girls’ pants,” said the parent.

The parent pleaded with the school authorities to investigate the matter and take action immediately saying there could be more to the incident and could have been using the pants for some evil acts.

“The school authorities should get to the bottom of this matter, if he was stealing food or other items we could be saying maybe its hunger or he wants to sell and make extra cash. Stealing female underwear is weird and when I caught him he wrestled trying to escape and he is so powerful that no girl can match him,” said the parent.