Terrence Mawawa, Gutu | Three members of the ZRP constabulary section torched a rape suspect’s genitals with a burning log to punish him for raping a four year old girl.
The Neighbourhood Watch Committee members pounced on the rape suspect in Village 5, Mushaviri area and burnt him with a log as punishment for the way he ‘raped’ the four year old girl.
The trio nabbed the suspect on June 7 and decided to burn his private parts so that he would not commit another crime. They later took him to Gutu Police Station.
William Maromo, Charles Muzenda and Blantyre Bonzo Phillip,who are members of the police constabulary section, pleaded not guilty when they appeared before Gutu Resident Magistrate Edwin Marecha.
The three are facing assault charges as defined in Section 89(1)(a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23.
The three were arrested when the suspect Washington Togo(19) disclosed during his initial trial that he was severely tortured by the trio.
A medical examination also revealed Togo suffered extensive burns on his genitals and had bruises all over his body following the incident.
The trio assaulted Togo all over his body and under his feet using a wooden stick. They also proceeded to burn his genitals using a log after being horrified by the alleged sight of the abused child. The case was postponed to June 30.
Togo is being accused of raping the minor and leaving semen and blood on the child’s body.