AN 18-year-old woman from Harare has been sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting her husband’s suspected mistress.

Tinotenda Majangara used a cooking stick to sexually violate her husband’s suspected lover.

The complainant, a 17-year-old, sustained serious injuries, with the presiding magistrate noting that the crime can be equated to rape.

In passing sentence, the magistrate said the offence was serious and premeditated, hence a lengthy jail term would serve the interest of justice.

She went on to highlight that despite the offender being a mother to 10-month-old twins, the gravity of her offence could not be taken lightly as her actions not only physically injured the complainant, but also humiliated her.

Majangara teamed up with her sister and friend and went to the complainant’s house, where they assaulted her before the offender inserted a cooking stick into the 17-year-old, who bled profusely.

Meanwhile, in another case, a 33-year-old woman from Harare who allegedly sexually abused a 16-year-old boy appeared in court this Monday.

The woman, who stays at the same house with the teenager, was remanded in custody pending trial. Allegations are that the 33-year-old took advantage of the boy when they were home alone.

It is alleged that the woman tied up the boy before forcing him to have sexual intercourse with her. The boy told his sister, who then informed their mother, leading to the arrest of the suspect.