Man gets nine years for raping two children

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Machinga

A court in Ntchisi district has sentenced a 32 year-old man to nine years imprisonment with hard labour for raping two little girls.

The court heard that the rapist, Godfrey Leonard, sexually assaulted the girls – a three year-old and a five year-old – on 12 May 2016 at Dete village in Ntchisi.

The  paedophile pleaded guilty to two counts of defilement contrary to section 138 of the penal code.

CourtIn her ruling, the first grade magistrate Dorothy Kalua said the offence is a serious one hence Leonard deserved a stiff punishment to deter other would be offenders.

Kalua then sentenced the convict to 9 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping the three year-old child and 7 years imprisonment for sexually abusing the five year-old child. She said the sentences will run concurrently.

The convict hails from Ndawala village T/A Chilooko in Ntchisi district.