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CHIPINGE – A 27-year-old woman from Kopera village in Chipinge was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment, with 12 months suspended for five years by the Chipinge Magistrates' Court on charges of ill-treating a child after she burned her four-year-old daughter's genital area.
The remaining 12 months were suspended on the condition that she performs 480 hours of community service at a public institution.
The incident in question occurred on the 6th of March 2024, when the accused person accused her four-year-old daughter of having inappropriate relations with a seven-year-old boy.
In a fit of rage, the mother burnt her daughter's genital area with a burning piece of firewood that she pulled out from the fire.
The child sustained burns on her genital area as a result of this horrific act.
The matter was reported to the police by the child's father, leading to the arrest and subsequent sentencing of the accused person.
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