Emmanuel Foster was found guilty when he appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Muhammed Chande.
The court heard through Prosecutor Aida Mzama that the convict defiled the girl on 21 November 2020 at Unenenji village in the district.
She said the victim was staying with the convict who is a husband to her sister.
On the particular day, the victim’s sister went to the market and left her husband with the young girl at home.
The man then took advantage of his wife’s absence and grabbed the girl to one of the rooms where he forced himself on her.
Later in the evening, the victim revealed to her sister of what happened.
January 15, 2021 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 7 Comments
A 45-year-man in Machinga has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his 13-year-old sister in-law.
Machinga senior resident magistrate Mohammed Chande has thrown Emmanuel Foster into the jail for defiling his 13-year-old daughter in law.
The court heard through state prosecutor Aida Mzama that the convict defiled the girl on November 21, 2020 at Unenenji village in the district.
She said the victim was staying with the convict who is a husband to her sister.
On the particular day, the victim’s sister went to the market and left her husband with the young girl at home.