Times Of Swaziland: MAN (53) ARRESTED FOR RAPE OF  12-YEAR-OLD STEPDAUGHTER

MAN (53) ARRESTED FOR RAPE OF  12-YEAR-OLD STEPDAUGHTER
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 BY ANDILE NSIBANDE on 29/09/2016 00:52:00


NHLANGANO – A 53-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly repeatedly
raped his stepdaughter who is 40 years his junior.
The man is said to have sexually assaulted his 12-year-old stepdaughter at their
homestead, which is situated in the outskirts of Nhlangano. The assailant will
not be named, in order to protect the identity of the Grade IV pupil. The rape
survivor has been living at the homestead with her mother, her stepfather and
other children.
She told investigators that her stepfather allegedly started abusing her in
2014, and that he used to rape her when her mother wasn’t home. This
publication understands that the girl complained to her mother that she was
allegedly being sexually abused by her stepfather.
This apparently happened on two occasions.
The mother was afraid to report the matter, since her husband was allegedly
abusive.
She is even said to have told her daughter that they would be in trouble if her
husband was reported to the police since they depended on him for their
livelihood.
“She was only given dettol (a disinfectant) and methylated spirit to wash her
private parts,” narrated a shocked resident. The matter came to light when the
young girl was confronted by one of her schoolmates after she noted her friend
having difficulty walking. The rape survivor reportedly told her friend she felt
pain each time she went to the toilet to pass urine.
It was only after the persistent girl further probed her friend about the cause
of her situation that the pupil opened up about being sexually abused at home.