Man to spend 30 yrs behind bars for raping own daughter

Man to spend 30 yrs behind bars for raping own daughterBy Daniel Ondigo

26th October 2010

Moshi District Court has sentenced Gezaulole villager Andrew Tito Akyoo to 30 years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of raping his own daughter, aged 13 years.

In addition to the 30-year penalty, Akyoo (46), a resident of Hai District in Kilimanjaro Region, will also receive 10 strokes of the cane, ruled Siha district magistrate Dennis Mpelembwa when delivering his judgment on the case yesterday.

The magistrate said it was evident from prosecution evidence adduced in court that the accused committed the offence repeatedly in August 2009 to a pupil of Kibaoni Primary School, who happened to be his daughter.

Mpelembwa narrated that Akyoo was living with his two daughters in a single room partitioned by a loose curtain after their mother had died some years back.

To accomplish his selfish desires, the magistrate said, the accused engaged in conjugal relationship with the said daughter three times per night after threatening her life if she refused or disclosed the secret to anybody.

Given an opportunity to plea for mercy before judgment was delivered, the accused asked the court to be lenient on grounds that he was ill and under anti-retroviral drug (ARV) dosage.


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