Zimbabwean police have confirmed that a 13-year-old boy (name withheld) impregnated his 9-year-old cousin in the Tsholotsho area of the country.
Quest Times gathered the 29-year-old father of the pregnant girl who was arrested on October 29, 2022, has been assisting the police with their investigations.
Many suspected that the father had raped his 9-year-old daughter, who was diagnosed with a rare condition called precocious puberty — which usually occurs before the age of eight in girls and before the age of nine in boys.
The suspicion was ignited after the mother of the 9-year-old alleged that her husband had warned the child that goblins would visit her and insert things into her privates at night.
A paternity DNA test results conducted by the Applied Genetic Testing Centre (AGTC) of the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) established that the victim’s 13-year-old cousin is indeed the father of the child.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the country’s national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nyathi.
“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’s brother (13) is the father of the child.
“The 9-year-old complainant and the suspect will now receive the appropriate counselling 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,” the statement read.