Zimbabwean gets 3 life sentences for raping 3 chil...

Zimbabwean gets 3 life sentences for raping 3 children

Zim Now Writer

Raping three children aged 8, 9, and 11 in Limpopo Province of South Africa has earned a Zimbabwean man three life terms.

Tinos Chimeze, 33, who appeared at the Modimolle Magistrates’ Courts, pleaded not guilty to the rape charges committed in 2022.

Chimeze argued that the victims came to his house to view his woodwork and he even offered them food.

“The evidence revealed that the accused had been luring the victims to his place in 2022, offering them soft drinks and food. He then proceeded to rape the victims in his house in the presence of the other victims,” National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson, Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said on Tuesday.

The rapes got the attention of the police through a social worker who interviewed the victims.

“The accused had taken the three victims to a social worker alleging that he was taking care of them and that they needed food. Medical evidence confirmed that the victims were indeed sexually abused.”