A Harare woman from Mabvuku, has filed a civil court petition on behalf of her 14-year-old child, who she claims is being physically and psychologically abused by the tenant of her neighbor, whose husband was imprisoned for raping the child last year.
The woman accused Netsai Chiweshe of upsetting her daughter’s peace after causing her husband’s arrest after he had sexually abused her, according to Harare magistrate Tamara Chibindi.
The victimn’s mother said Chiweshe rents a tuckshop next door their house and always insults the 14-year-old minor, calling her a prostitute. She also accused Chiweshe of physically assaulting the minor.
The matter was reported to the local police.
The woman pleaded with the court to be granted a protection order for her daughter claiming the minor had resorted to locking herself up in the house.
Chiweshe, however, denied the allegations, accusing the minor of lying to her mother whenever she comes back home from work.
Magistrate Chibindi granted the protection order and instructed Chiweshe to stop insulting, assaulting and threatening the applicant and her minor daughter.