Girl, 14, drugged, gang-raped while escaping mother’s discipline
Luck ran out of a 14-year-old in Harare area of Zimbabwe, who was running away from home to escape her mother’s discipline, as ended up being drugged and raped by some hoodlums in the area.
According to reports, the terrific attack happened when the girl, who had tried to seek refuge at her grandmother’s after she had been involved in a school fight.
Regrettably, authorities disclosed that the victim was, however, intercepted by two men—identified as Tawanda Zhuwawo and an unnamed accomplice, who forcibly gave her an unidentified substance before repeatedly assaulting her. The suspects held the girl captive overnight, subjecting her to brutal sexual violence.
Inspector Luckmore Chakanza, Harare’s provincial police spokesperson, confirmed one arrest and appealed for public help in tracking down the second suspect. “We have one suspect in custody following this horrific attack on a minor,” Inspector Chakanza said. “The victim received immediate medical attention at Chitungwiza Central Hospital and has been connected with counseling services through Social Welfare.”
The teenage girl who was traumatized by the horrific act by the hoodlums, was treated at the hospital, where forensic examinations were conducted. This is even as child protection services have since intervened to provide psychological support.
