Woman Sentenced For Raping 8-year-old Boy

Woman Sentenced For Raping 8-year-old Boy

A wave of outrage has swept across Tanzania following the revelation that a middle-aged woman has been found guilty of raping an eight-year-old boy, causing him to contract sexually transmitted diseases.

Desderia Mbwelwa, aged 57, received a 29-year prison sentence on Friday, although the details of the verdict remained largely undisclosed until now.

The incident occurred when the woman encountered the victim while he was tending to cattle in a village located in the southern district of Iringa.

She inquired about the whereabouts of his friends, and upon learning that they were absent, she proceeded to sexually assault him beneath a tree