{"id":76126,"date":"2023-04-01T22:20:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T20:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/grade-four-learner-six-months-pregnant"},"modified":"2023-04-02T00:42:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T22:42:06","slug":"grade-four-learner-six-months-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/grade-four-learner-six-months-pregnant","title":{"rendered":"Grade Four Learner Six Months Pregnant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A Grade Four learner at Kaitano Primary School in Nyanga District is heavily pregnant after she was sexually abused by her uncle, a cousin and a schoolmate.<\/p>\n

The girl, who turned 13 on 6 January this year, is now six months pregnant.<\/p>\n

In an interview with The Manica Post on Monday, with the consent of her father, the girl said he was intimate with her uncle, who is in his late 40s; her 23-year-old cousin and a 15-year-old schoolmate.<\/p>\n

The abusers were identified as Alison Mabvundisa, Joseph Mabota-Mabvumba, and a 15-year-old teenager (name withheld).<\/p>\n

The girl\u2019s uncle is a known artisanal gold miner. It is believed that he sexually abused the girl to enhance his gold mining initiatives, a ritual act known as kupinga gomba.<\/p>\n

The detestable practice is done with the help of traditional healers. Said the girl:<\/p>\n

I slept with Baba vaTalent (Mabvundisa). This happened while I was alone at home.<\/p>\n

I also slept with my schoolmate (name withheld) and Joseph Mabota-Mabvumba.<\/p>\n

In a separate interview with The Manica Post, the Grade Four learner\u2019s father, (name withheld to protect her identity) said:<\/p>\n

We were informed of her pregnancy by the school authorities. In fact, we were summoned to the school and they told us that she is pregnant.<\/p>\n

We are being assisted to handle the matter by a local childcare worker and we have been to the clinic with her. She is six months pregnant now.<\/p>\n

The school allowed her to continue attending lessons and will only be excused to give birth.<\/p>\n

She will continue with her education soon afterward. Her uncle is said to be the one responsible for the pregnancy.<\/p>\n

He said he has not talked to his brother about the issue as he is no longer coming to the area.<\/p>\n

The local childcare worker, Dudzai Matiwenga told The Manica Post that the matter was reported to the police. She said:<\/p>\n

I received the report of this child\u2019s pregnancy after the school authorities referred her to the clinic.<\/p>\n

Teachers discovered that she is pregnant during a sports event.<\/p>\n

When I contacted the Social Services Department, I was advised to take the child to the police.<\/p>\n

The father had to sell a goat to raise the bus fare for us to go to the police.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the child has difficulties explaining what really happened to her.<\/p>\n

Two of the alleged perpetrators (the teenager and Mabota-Mabvumba) were initially arrested, but have since been released.<\/p>\n

When we went to the clinic, we were told that it is too late to terminate the pregnancy.<\/p>\n

The child told us that she was in love with her schoolmate and Mabota-Mabvumba. She said the schoolmate was her long-time boyfriend.<\/p>\n

She said he would visit her at home and force her to be intimate with him several times.<\/p>\n

She also told us that she met Mabota-Mabvumba on her way from fetching water while he was going to the tuck shop.<\/p>\n

They got intimate that day. Later, the issue of her uncle, who is in his late 40s, then surfaced.<\/p>\n

Matiwenga said she was now facing daily threats from the families of the accused persons.<\/p>\n

She said the situation has been compounded by the questionable mental state of the Grade Four learner and her parents.<\/p>\n

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