MLELE District Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a primary school teacher to 30 years imprisonment for raping and impregnating a 16-year-old pupil.
The heavy penalty fell on 32-year-old
Une Thom of Ukingwamizi Primary School who committed the offence to a
Standard IV pupil. The court condemned Thom to spend 30 years in jail
for raping the girl and three years for impregnating her however.
He will spend 30 years in prison.
Passing the judgment on Monday, Magistrate Teotimus Swai the court had
proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed the crime.
“The prosecution proved the case against the accused beyond reasonable
doubt that you have committed the felony.
The offence you committed is inhumane
and barbaric; I, therefore, sentence you to 32 years in jail,” said the
magistrate. “But, you will serve 30 years in jail as the sentences will
go concurrently. This severe sentence will serve as a deterrent to
wouldbe culprits,” added Swai .
Prosecutor Inspector of Police, Baraka
Hongoli, charged before the court that the convict had established a
sexual relationship with his pupil for quite long time. “Although the
accused had no previous criminal record, I pray to the court to pass a
severe punishment that will serve as a lesson to other wrongdoers,” he
said.
The prosecution summoned three
witnesses, who include the victim’s mother to prove its case before the
court. It was reported in court that the girl had delivered a premature
baby who died shortly after birth. On mitigation, the convict prayed to
court to pass a light sentence because she was a first time offender. It
was not yet clear if the convict will appeal against the ruling.
Meanwhile, the same court sentenced a
resident of Magu District in Mwanza Region, Emmanuel Martin, (29), to
serve 14 months in jail after he pleaded guilty of pretending to be a
security officer.
The convict appeared for the first time
before the Mlele District Court on Monday and pleaded guilty, saying he
committed the offence so that he could afford living in town. Trial
magistrate Teotimus Swai delivered a 14-month jail sentence.
“I pass this severe sentence so that it
also serves a lesson not only to the convict but to other people with
similar habits,” he said.
Prosecutor Inspector of Police Baraka
Hongoli charged that the convict was featuring on the wanted list for
quite long as previous records show that he had committed similar
offences in Magu, Mwanza, Bunda and Mpanda
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