A Harare man tortured his daughter with hot burning paraffin which he poured onto his daughter’s sensitive lower abdomen.
The man faces jail following charges that he poured paraffin onto his seven-year-old daughter’s private parts.
It is alleged that this was a way to punish the girl for testifying against him in court for a case in which the daughter testified against him.
The police have said the mother of the child recently approached the Civil Court to seek a protection order against the husband, who she accused of both physically and verbally abusing her in the presence of their two daughters .
The woman was granted the order after the daughter testified.
Harare police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Simon Chazovachiyi said after the court process, the father after a drinking session went home and interrogated the daughter on revealing what was happening in the family.
Police say the daughter did not respond and this led the man to pour paraffin on her private parts resulting in the girl developing blisters.
The mother reported the matter to the nearest ZRP office leading to the man’s arrest. He is being held at Mabvuku Police Station and will appear in court this week.