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The parents of the then nine-year-old Tsholotsho girl who fell pregnant last year and successfully delivered a baby girl through a Caesarian section, have pleaded with the Government to be allowed to legally adopt their grandchild after the Government took custody of the baby after she was born.
Their plea has been made through the Department of Social Welfare where they want their grandchild’s birth certificate to be taken in their names.
Authorities established that the mother was impregnated by a then 13-year-old relative after the father of the girl was initially arrested on suspicion of raping his daughter.
The baby was delivered at the United Bulawayo Hospitals on 14 November 2022.
The mother has since returned to school in Bulawayo and is in Grade Three.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/tsholotshos-raped-pregnant-9-year-old/">The Sunday News</a> last week at the family homestead in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North Province, the mother of the girl (now 10 years old), gave an insight into what has transpired in the past 12 months. She said:
<blockquote>
I left the home where they were kept in December last year and returned to Tsholotsho.
By the time I left, they had both stabilised healthwise, so I returned to the village. Since then, we have been visiting the children in Bulawayo.
The challenge is that we are having difficulties travelling to check on them monthly. It is costing us a lot.
The children are at different homes where they are being kept in Bulawayo.
</blockquote>
She said they have asked the Government through the Department of Social Welfare to be given legal custody of both minors. She said:
<blockquote>
We want them both, they are our children. We can leave the 10-year-old for a while because she is still in school in Bulawayo.
We can see her during the school holidays until we find a lasting solution. What we are appealing for is to be given legal custody of our grandchild now. We want full custody of her.
We are working on this plan and we have informed the Department of Social Welfare which is handling the matter, so we are waiting for their response.
We want those (children) that are here at the homestead to grow up knowing their siblings, they need to get familiar with each other, which we believe is good for their wellbeing.
</blockquote>
An official at the home where the one-year-old is being taken care of told The Sunday News that the baby was doing well. Said the official:
<blockquote>
The baby is doing well. There are no issues at all. The children were here at the same institution initially but we quickly separated them so that the mother could go back to being the child she is, she needed to move on with life so they had to be separated.
We are glad that she is back in school and all is well. She has been attending children’s camps and really enjoying herself.
</blockquote>
The fate of the boy who is said to be responsible for the pregnancy is being handled by the courts and legal systems, said the official.
It also emerged that the social worker who was assigned to the Tsholotsho girl’s case from the onset and managed to expose what had happened, visually impaired Brighton Ndebele was killed in a road traffic accident in July.
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

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Parents Of Tsholotsho’s Raped, Pregnant 9-year-old Want To Adopt Grandchild

The nine-year-old girl from Tsholotsho who recently gave birth was impregnated by her 13-year-old cousin, police have revealed.
In a statement this Saturday, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Senior Staff Officer (Press and Public Relations) Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the father of the child was identified after DNA tests were conducted. Said Asst Insp Nyathi:
<blockquote>
The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms that the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) results obtained from the National University of Science and Technology on 25th November 2022, in connection with the paternity of the 9-year-old girl’s child have established that the victim’s cousin brother (13) is the father of the child.
The 9-year-old complainant and the suspect will now receive the appropriate counseling from the Police’s Victim Friendly Unit (VFU).
The Police is now working with other relevant arms of the government to ensure that the due processes of the law are followed.
</blockquote>

Man Who Impregnated 9-year-old Tsholotsho Girl Finally Identified

DNA tests to establish the paternity of the child born by the nine-year-old Tsholotsho girl have shown that her father, who is the prime suspect, is not the newborn’s biological father.
<a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/dna-test-exonerates-father-in-nine-year-olds-pregnancy-saga/">The Sunday News</a> reported sources close to the matter on Friday morning saying the abused girl’s father has been exonerated by the DNA test results.
However, medical experts said the tests do not say the father did not rape his daughter but only prove that he is not the father of the baby. Said the source:
<blockquote>
Yes, the DNA results came out negative and now the real search for the father (of the newly born) begins. It is now a complex matter.
</blockquote>
The father to the nine-year-old was arrested by the police on 29 August when it was discovered that the minor was pregnant.
The minor failed to reveal the identity of her abuser prompting authorities to resort to using DNA tests to see if the accused was indeed the father of the baby that was born a few weeks ago.
Meanwhile, the National University of Science and Technology’s (NUST) Applied Genetic Testing Centre (AGTC) on Thursday denied reports it had concluded the DNA tests.
NUST director Zephaniah Dhlamini told the <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/pregnant-9-year-old-dna-tests-not-yet-concluded/">Chronicle</a> that they had yet to conclude the DNA tests. Dhlamini was quoted as saying:
<blockquote>
We don’t know who generated that message, it can be disruptive to the investigation.
We are yet to conclude our tests and we request that we be allowed to do work without any sideshows.
What is the intention of sending such incorrect information before investigations are concluded?
</blockquote>

DNA Test Show That Father Of 9-year-old Girl Is Not Responsible For The Pregnancy

The government of Zimbabwe has pledged to support an <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/raped-pregnant-8-year-old-started-menstrual-cycles-at-nine-months/">eight-year-old girl who got pregnant after being raped</a> by two 17-year-old men. The <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/police-confirm-arrest-of-suspects-who-raped-9-year-old-girl-who-is-now-pregnant/">suspected rapists have since been arrested.</a>
<a href="https://zbcnews.co.zw/2022/11/23/eight-months-jail-sentence-for-leaking-zimsec-papers/">ZBC News</a> reports that the Minister of Women Affairs, Small and Medium Enterprise Development, Honourable Sithembiso Nyoni visited the 8-year-old pregnant girl, who is admitted at Bindura Provincial Hospital.
Speaking after her visit, the minister said:
<blockquote>
The case is still being investigated because the perpetrators are denying it. Maybe the girl will be able to tell who is guilty or who is the father, we will also not leave this girl alone. We will ensure she continues to be in safe custody so that her future is secured.
</blockquote>
Mashonaland Central Provincial Medical Director, Dr Cremence Tshuma, said a government gynaecologist has been assigned to closely monitor the young victim of child sexual exploitation. Tshuma said:
<blockquote>
She is 28 weeks pregnant today. All examinations are normal for someone of her age. We have assigned a gynaecologist to make a plan for her delivery.
</blockquote>
The Social Welfare Department established that the pregnant girl comes from a broken family, which made it easy for perpetrators to take advantage of her as the mother often left her alone while fending for the family.
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Government Pledges Support For The 8-year-old Pregnant Girl

An 18-year-old man from Nkulumane, Bulawayo, has been arrested on allegations of raping his 10-year-old Grade 4 niece.
The rape occurred in 2019, <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200003965/man-rapes-10-year-old">NewsDay</a> reported citing Bulawayo acting police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele. Confirming the arrest, Msebele said: 
<blockquote>
A 10-year-old female juvenile was raped by her uncle. On November 18, the mother of the juvenile caught her daughter with her brother who is seven years old engaged in a sexual act. The mother then asked where the daughter learnt what she was doing with her little brother. She revealed that she usually did it with her uncle.
</blockquote>
The child said that sometime in 2019, the accused person visited and raped her.
She also said in 2021, on an unknown date, she visited her grandfather in Pumula South where her uncle stayed and was abused again.
On November 19, the victim’s mother made a report to the police, leading to the arrest of the suspect. 
This comes as a <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/new-details-emerge-on-9-year-old-pregnant-zimbabwean-girl/">nine-year-old girl from Tsholotsho recently gave birth</a> through caesarean section at the United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH). Her father was arrested in connection with the case.
In another case, <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/police-confirm-arrest-of-suspects-who-raped-9-year-old-girl-who-is-now-pregnant/">another 9-year-old girl fell pregnant</a> in Bindura after she was raped by two 17-year-olds. The alleged rapists have since been arrested.
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Man Arrested For Raping His 10-year-old Niece

Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima said the <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/another-9-year-old-zimbabwean-girl-6-months-pregnant/">nine-year-old pregnant girl</a> from Kambira Primary School is not aware of her condition.
The Minister said the girl is under the care of the Social Development Department to protect her from further trauma.
He added that the minor is in stable condition and is receiving counselling based on a preliminary assessment done by mental health professionals.
While in a place of safety, the girl is receiving comprehensive services including food, health care, and psycho-social support.
Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Thursday <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/police-confirm-arrest-of-suspects-who-raped-9-year-old-girl-who-is-now-pregnant/">confirmed the arrest of two suspects</a> who allegedly raped a <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/another-9-year-old-zimbabwean-girl-6-months-pregnant/">9-year-old who is now six (6) months pregnant.</a>
The girl who is from Kambira Village in Bindura is currently admitted at Bindura District Hospital under the care of the Social Development Department.
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Social Welfare Minister Speaks On 9-year-old Pregnant Girl From Kambira Primary School

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the arrest of two suspects who allegedly raped a <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/another-9-year-old-zimbabwean-girl-6-months-pregnant/">9-year-old who is now six (6) months pregnant.</a>
The girl who is from Kambira Village in Bindura is currently admitted at Bindura District Hospital under the care of the Social Development Department.
In a statement seen by Pindula News, ZRP said:
<blockquote>
The ZRP confirms the arrest of two suspects aged 17 who raped a 9-year-old girl in Bindura. The girl was medically examined and it was established that she is six months three weeks pregnant.
The ZRP is now working with other relevant arms of the government to ensure that due processes are followed.
</blockquote>
This comes as the nine-year-old girl from Masekesa village in Tsholotsho under Chief Gampu <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/9-year-old-tsholotsho-girl-gives-birth-to-baby-girl/">gave birth on Monday 14 November 2022.</a>
She gave birth to a baby girl via a Caesarean section at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH).
The two cases are just a fraction of unresolved cases of sexual exploitation.
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Police Confirm Arrest Of Suspects Who Raped 9-year-old Girl Who Is Now Pregnant

The probe into the child sexual exploitation case of <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/07/28/a-14-year-old-girl-dies-giving-birth-at-shrine/">14-year-old Anna Machaya who died during childbirth</a> at a shrine in Marange last year is now complete and ready for publication.
Machaya’s death made headlines in 2021 prompting the inquiry into the child’s sexual exploitation which led to her demise.
Investigations are now complete and the report has been tabled before Parliament and is ready for publication, ZBC News reported citing <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Gender_Commission">Zimbabwe Gender Commission</a> chief executive officer, Mrs Virginia Muwanigwa. She said this Tuesday:
<blockquote>
We have been carrying inquiries following the alleged child sexual exploitation of Anna Machaya who died while giving birth at a shrine in Marange.
The probe has ended and we have since submitted the report to Parliament and waiting for publication.
</blockquote>
Hatirarame Evans Momberume (27), the man who had married Anna Machaya, <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2022/01/21/rape-of-anna-machaya-hatirarame-momberume-still-on-the-run/">is believed to be on the run.</a>
He <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/09/03/anna-memory-machayas-husband-back-in-court/">initially appeared in court</a> charged with murder and having a sexual relationship with a minor and <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/husband-of-deceased-14-year-old-anna-machaya-released-on-bail/">was granted bail.</a>
The completion of the probe comes when a <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/9-year-old-tsholotsho-girl-gives-birth-to-baby-girl/">9-year-old girl from Tsholotsho gave birth</a> via cesarean section at the United Bulawayo Hospitals earlier this week.
The 29-year-old father of the minor was arrested in August when it was discovered that she was pregnant.
The girl stated that <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/pregnant-nine-year-old-girl-opens-up-on-sexual-abuse/">her father told her that a goblin would come at night and insert things into her privates.</a> The “goblin” only came when her father was present.
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Probe Into Child Sexual Exploitation Of Deceased 14-year-old Anna Machaya Now Complete

The nine-year-old girl from Masekesa village in Tsholotsho under Chief Gampu has given birth.
She gave birth to a baby girl on Monday morning via a Caesarean section at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH).
The specialist who was managing the girl at UBH Dr Ellen Takaringwa confirmed the birth. She said:
<blockquote>
The baby was born in the early hours of the morning. Both the baby and mother are fine. We are monitoring the mother as she is in the first crucial hours. The baby was 3 090g and it’s a girl.
</blockquote>
Acting clinical director of the hospital Dr Harrison Rambanapasi said that both the girl and the baby were in stable condition. Said Dr Rambanapasi:
<blockquote>
I wish to inform the nation that our nine-year-old has given birth at UBH. Our specialists performed the C-section in the early hours of today, Monday the 14th.
The outcome is a healthy baby girl with a weight just above 3kg. Both the mother and the baby are in a stable condition.
Once again I would like to thank the team looking after this patient for their hard work and professional conduct throughout.
The pressure was very high as everyone wanted to see the patient but the specialists focused on the needs of the patient and made sure that her right to privacy was protected and upheld.
Even when her Excellency, the First Lady came to see our patient she also emphasised the need to protect this unfortunate girl from the negative repercussions of publicity.
</blockquote>
According to the mother of the nine-year-old, she started menstruating at about seven years.
She then took her to their local clinic in Tsholotsho where she was told it was common owing to the type of food being consumed in the 21st century.
The family then took her to a faith healer who prayed for the girl and the menstruation stopped.
However, her stomach started growing and the mother only sought medical help later and it was discovered the child was over seven months pregnant.
She was initially managed at Mpilo Central Hospital and later transferred to UBH at 32 weeks.
The father of the minor was arrested on 29 August 2022 when it was discovered that she was pregnant.
The girl revealed that her father told her that a goblin would come at night and insert things into her privates.
She also said the “goblin” only came when her father was present. | <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/tsholotsho-girl-gives-birth-both-in-stable-condition/">Chronicle</a>

9-year-old Tsholotsho Girl Gives Birth To Baby Girl

First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa said she was heartbroken when she saw the nine-year-old pregnant girl from Tsholotsho.
Mnangagwa visited the girl on Saturday at a safe house in Bulawayo where she is being kept for monitoring by a team of health experts. She said, as reported by <a href="https://zbcnews.co.zw/2022/11/13/first-lady-visits-the-9-year-old-pregnant-girl/">ZBC News</a>:
<blockquote>
I came to see this baby as a mother and as a grandmother. When I first heard her story I could not believe it because of her age, but I have seen it with my eyes it is true it’s there, and it’s real. As it is she is eight months pregnant.
It really broke my heart and it’s shocking and unbelievable. The law should protect us as women.
As women, we do not take the law into our own hands but we expect the law to protect us and even the courts to help us with such matters.
Now is the time for us to unite and fight for our families and ensure justice is served for the little girl.
I always say as women we should know our kids. These days you just cannot trust anyone with your kids from the dad to the brother. Let’s monitor the well-being of our kids.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, the girl reportedly gave birth at the United Bulawayo Hospitals on Monday morning via a cesarean operation.

"It Really Broke My Heart," First Lady Speaks About Meeting Pregnant Tsholotsho Girl

The nine-year-old Tsholotsho girl, who became the first child in Zimbabwe to get pregnant at the tender age of eight, has given birth at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH).
<a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/9-year-old-tsholotsho-girl-gives-birth/">The Sunday News</a> reported sources as saying the baby was born on Monday morning via a cesarean operation.
The girl was being attended to by a team of specialists from Bulawayo.
Her 29-year-old father was arrested on 29 August when it was discovered that she was pregnant.
The nine-year-old reportedly told her foster parent that she shared a bedroom with her parents and her father told her that a goblin was going to come and “insert something in her private parts” at night. She was quoted as saying:
<blockquote>
… into leyi iyangimangalisa, umama uyavala iwindi elivalela ngaphakathi kodwa ukuthi into leyi ibivula njani ibisingena, angikwazi, kodwa ubaba nguye owaye vala iwindi nxa sekuqedile” (the whole thing confuses me because my mother would close the window at night from inside, but I don’t know how this thing (goblin) would open and come in. But my father would then close the window after it has finished).
</blockquote>

9-year-old Tsholotsho Girl Gives Birth | Report

The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) has offered free deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) tests for the pregnant nine-year-old Tsholotsho girl and her baby once she delivers.
The director of NUST’ Applied Genetic Testing Centre, Zephania Dlamini said it was part of their mandate to assist communities that were facing such crises. He told <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/dna-to-solve-tsholotsho-rape-case/">The Sunday News</a>:
<blockquote>
As a centre of excellence in DNA testing in Zimbabwe, we do have a responsibility to help the community that we are working in. We would be glad to help law enforcement agents to solve this case.
We will do this DNA testing as soon as the child is born, we will liaise with doctors so that we get the DNA samples from the suspect, the nine-year-old and the offspring that she is going to give birth to.
We will gladly conduct the DNA test as our contribution to society without charging them.
</blockquote>
He said since the matter was before the courts, they were waiting for the court to decide whether a DNA test was required, adding that the results would be given to the court officials. Said Dlamini:
<blockquote>
All life forms have genetic materials in the form of DNA. This DNA is inherited by individuals from their parents and human beings and animals usually have two pairs of chromosomes, half a pair comes from the mother and the other half from the father.
With that basically, there are no two individuals that have the same DNA except identical twins who have exactly the same DNA.
With the Tsholotsho case where we hear a nine-year-old is pregnant and the suspect is the father of this child, it is possible to distinguish the DNA of this man in this child who is supposed to be his grandchild and is now allegedly going to be the father.
You must recognise that he gave her only half and the other half is from the mother. So, there are some markers that are found within the father that will also be found in the nine-year-old.
The child to be born will have DNA markers that will be clear from the mother, we will analyse that DNA and then analyse from the suspected father and it will be possible to tell if he is indeed the perpetrator of the rape.
He can be excluded if we do not find his DNA in the child to be born. The importance of this is that we have to test the mother, new-born and the alleged perpetrator and it must match 100 percent with the suspect. It’s a simple case.
</blockquote>
Dlamini explained that not being the father of the to-be-born child would not necessarily exonerate him from having raped her. He said:
<blockquote>
If a person is charged with rape we do the tests and if they come out negative with no DNA match (with the newly born child), it does not mean they did not rape.
It may mean they did not impregnate the victim, but it does not necessarily provide evidence that they did not rape.
DNA cannot prove in that case, it can only exonerate one from being the father but not the rape case.
That one will remain the victim’s word against the perpetrator.
</blockquote>

NUST Offers Free DNA Tests For Impregnated 9-year-old Tsholotsho Girl

The pregnant nine-year-old girl from Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North province, has opened up about the sexual abuse by “a goblin”, it has emerged.
According to her foster parent, the girl doesn’t know that she is pregnant but believes she has an illness.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/pregnant-nine-year-old-girl-opens-up-on-rape-ordeal/">The Sunday News</a>, the foster parent said in the first days she would cry a lot, but now they have developed a bond. She said:
<blockquote>
She came in with the Social Welfare Department in August. In the first days, she would cry a lot, maybe because of being away from home but I would comfort her.
She loved me a lot and we developed a strong bond that even when she was being picked up for medical check-ups, she would cry for me to go with her.
If I wanted to leave the house, I had to explain to her that I was leaving and would return later that day or after a few days because she did not want me to be out of her sight.
She would ask me when the “thing” in her stomach would get out and how the doctors will do it. I would explain that the “thing” will be removed eventually.
This is because she did not know what was inside of her, she knows she has a disease that has affected her stomach and not that she is pregnant. When we stayed with her, she was well-behaved and very open.
</blockquote>
The foster parent said the pregnant nine-year-old said the sexual abuse was done only at night.
The girl said she shared a bedroom with her parents and her father told her that a goblin was going to come and “insert something in her private parts” at night. She said this happened on several occasions. Said the foster parent:
According to what she says, this goblin would come at night and abuse her and the father would tell her that the goblin has left through the window.
<blockquote>
… into leyi iyangimangalisa, umama uyavala iwindi elivalela ngaphakathi kodwa ukuthi into leyi ibivula njani ibisingena, angikwazi, kodwa ubaba nguye owaye vala iwindi nxa sekuqedile” (the whole thing confuses me because my mother would close the window at night from inside, but I don’t know how this thing (goblin) would open and come in. But my father would then close the window after it has finished).
</blockquote>
The girl also disclosed that the goblin would only enter when the father was home, but when he is away the goblin would not come. She said:
<blockquote>
She said to me she would cry after the sexual violation and the father would console her and then put on the light. She also mentioned that if the light was on, the goblin never appeared but it showed up in the cover of darkness.
</blockquote>
The goblin is said to have stopped violating her when her aunts’ children visited as she was now sleeping in the same room with her cousins.
The girl, however, does not know when exactly the abuse stopped but said she stopped sharing the bedroom with her parents when her cousins visited.
The father of the child was arrested on 29 August after it was discovered in the hospital that the child was pregnant. He is currently assisting police with investigations.
The girl is expected to deliver at any time, using a Caesarean operation, as she is still too young to undergo normal delivery.
She is under the care of United Bulawayo Hospitals and is staying at a safe house in the city.

Pregnant Nine-year-old Girl Opens Up On Sexual Abuse

New details have emerged in the case of a<a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/update-9-year-old-pregnant-girl-doesnt-know-shes-pregnant-father-arrested/"> pregnant nine-year-old girl</a> from Masekesa village in Tsholotsho under Chief Gampu amid indications that the family lived with a young male relative.
Chief Gampu has called for the interrogation of the young man emphasising that he was not accusing the man. 
The traditional leader said the young man left a few months ago allegedly to seek employment in Dogwe village, one of the villages in the district. <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/new-details-emerge-on-the-pregnant-tsholotsho-girl-mystery/">The Chronicle</a> quotes Chief Gampu as saying:
<blockquote>
I am not at all saying the young man is responsible for what happened, neither am I saying the father did not but it is known that the family was living with a young relative who I believe is related to the girl’s mother and maybe the police may actually want to interview him as well, just like they did to the father.
</blockquote>
The traditional leader said society was expected to protect young, innocent children instead of exposing them to such heinous acts.
He said he was going to spearhead awareness campaigns in his area of jurisdiction and encouraged other traditional leaders to also embark on such programmes so as to encourage and inform people about concerns related to child abuse while encouraging them to speak out against such vices.
The young girl who was just eight years old when she fell pregnant, with suspicions that she was raped, is set to give birth through a cesarean delivery on November 17 at United Bulawayo Hospitals.
The incident led to the <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/update-9-year-old-pregnant-girl-doesnt-know-shes-pregnant-father-arrested/">arrest of the girl’s biological father</a> (29) who allegedly warned his daughter that “goblins will visit her at night and insert something in her private parts.”
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New Details Emerge on 9-year-old Pregnant Zimbabwean Girl

Chief Gampu Sithole of Tsholotsho has condemned the rape of the nine-year-old girl from his area who became pregnant as a result of the sexual abuse saying it was uncultured and unacceptable.
According to officials, the girl, who is eight months pregnant, is not aware of the pregnancy as she believes she has a “stomach ailment.”
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Chief Gampu urged society to protect young children from sexual predators. He said:
<blockquote>
I’m here to address the situation that occurred in my community involving the nine-year-old girl who just so happened to become pregnant.
Being the leaders that we are, we strongly condemn this heinous conduct. Soon after learning the tragic news, I was able to visit the family and meet the child’s grandmother.
I was told the girl had gone through puberty earlier than planned. The child was supposed to receive medical attention because that alone should have been a concern handled by a doctor. We want this innocent minor to receive the justice she deserves.
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Chief Gampu said he will undertake awareness campaigns in his community about issues related to child abuse. He also spoke against child marriages. He added:
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We highly condemn this particular issue, I personally refuse to accept it as a normal crime and justifiable.
I doubt God can accept this, the government definitely does not, the community should not normalise or accept it as well.
Although we do not yet know who the perpetrator may be, we leave that decision to the legal system in the hope that a just penalty will be meted out to the offender.
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| <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/chief-gampu-speaks-on-nine-year-old-pregnant-girl-dilemma/">The Sunday News</a>

Chief Gampu Speaks On Nine-year-old Pregnant Girl From His Area

The father (29) of the <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/a-9-year-old-pregnant-girl-admitted-to-ubh/">9-year-old pregnant girl</a> was arrested on 29 August 2022 when it was discovered that the minor was pregnant and is assisting police with investigations. 
He allegedly told his daughter that “goblins will visit her at night and insert something in her private parts.”
The goblins that the father forewarned his daughter about, are alleged to have visited the nine-year-old only on nights that her mother was away from home and was left in the care of her father. 
The mother told <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/mother-of-pregnant-9-year-old-opens-up/">The Sunday News</a> that what pains her most was that her daughter was not aware that she is pregnant, but believes she is suffering from some stomach ailment. 
In an exclusive interview with Sunday News in Bulawayo on Friday, the girl’s mother (26) revealed that her daughter started her monthly menstrual cycle when she was just seven years old in 2020. She said:
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She does not know what is wrong with her, that she is pregnant. The last time I saw her she asked me if I would take her home once she heals from her sickness, as that is what she knows. I started to see her menstruating in 2020 she was seven years old then and I took her to the clinic to find out what the cause could have been. They told me that it was possible for her to menstruate early owing to the foods children eat nowadays. We returned home, and then this year (August), I noticed that her stomach was swelling and took her to the hospital once more and there it was discovered that she was pregnant. I was not expecting that she could be pregnant because it is actually a shock and something foreign to us that a nine-year-old child can fall pregnant.
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The mother said her daughter has not yet spoken about what happened to her. 
The girl was attending school from the beginning of this year but sometimes would not get to school and would return home and say she was chased away from school, the mother added.
The girl who is 33 weeks pregnant is at United Bulawayo Hospitals where she is being monitored.
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Update: 9-year-old Pregnant Girl "Doesn't Know She's Pregnant", Father Arrested

Police have taken into custody the father of the nine-year-old girl from Tsholotsho who is eight months pregnant and currently admitted at United Bulawayo Hospitals.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi was quoted as saying the father of the child is in police custody to assist with investigations into the rape case. Said Asst Comm Nyathi:
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The father of the nine-year-old who is pregnant at the United Bulawayo Hospitals is in police custody assisting in the investigations of this issue.
As police, we are engrossed with this issue so that we get evidence on the perpetrator of the alleged rape.
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The Chief of the area where the child comes from, Chief Gampu was reported as saying the child is refusing to reveal the name of the man who raped her. Chief Gampu said:
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As the leader of this community, I’m really worried about what happened to this child as she’s too young to become a parent.
Measures have been taken to get the child to open up about who exactly sexually harassed her but she’s not revealing anything to show that she was intimidated by the perpetrator not to say anything.
The pregnancy was revealed after she was taken to Tsholotsho Hospital as she was complaining about stomach pain. The doctor examined her only to find out she was pregnant.
From the hospital, they came to inform me about the jaw-dropping incident when I told them the issue was a police case.
For now, the father of the child is with the police helping with investigations.
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Family members have reportedly asked prophets to reveal the identity of the rapist, and if that fails, they will go for DNA tests once the child delivers the baby. Said a source:
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Family members realised that the only way to get the truth would be to gather each and every male’s DNA samples who once stayed with the family and neighbours so as to determine the perpetrator.
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| <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/police-pickup-father-of-pregnant-nine-year-old/">The Sunday News</a>

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