The Zimbabwean police has confirmed that a 13-year-old boy impregnated his 9-year-old cousin in Tsholotsho District in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland North Province. Upon discovery of pregnancy, the 29-year-old father of the pregnant girl was initially arrested on 29 October, 2022. Suspicion was that the father had raped his 9-year-old daughter, who was diagnosed with a rare condition called precocious puberty. The suspicion had been aroused after the mother of the 9 year old alleged that her husband had warned the child that goblins would visit her and insert things into her privates at night. The 9 year old has since given birth to a baby girl at the United Bulawayo Hospital via Caesarean Section.
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The Applied Genetic Testing Centre (AGTC) of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) volunteered to help the authorities establish who had abused and impregnated the 9-year-old. A DNA test established that the victim’s 13-year-old cousin is in fact, the father of the child. The police is now working with other relevant arms of the government to ensure that the due processes of the law are followed. In recent months, it has been gathered that Zimbabwe has recorded shocking cases of child abuse and rape.
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