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A 47 years old man identified as Cornhill Habowa has been arrested for sexually abusing his daughter aged 7 years while nursing her at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH).
Habowa, who was on the bedside nursing his daughter at the Cancer Disease Hospital, had reportedly been abusing her when ever he takes her to bath around 22:00hours.
In a statement issued in Lusaka on Monday by Police Spokesperson, Rae Hamoonga, Sandra Ndhlovu, a Social Officer based at the UTH Cancer Disease Hospital alerted the Police about Habowa’s activities on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 around 15:41hours.
“This came to light when other bed siders noticed that Cornhill Habowa usually bathes his daughter around 22:00 hours and the child cries a lot while he always leaves the water running,” Hamoonga said.
He stated that the accused was also allegedly seen taking a bath together with his daughter while both his clothes and that of hers were hanged on the bathroom door.
Hamoonga said it was at this point that some bed siders alerted the nurses who later informed Doctors. The physicians later examined the child upon receiving the information and discovered that she was sexually abused with fresh cuts on her private parts.
“Thereafter a social welfare officer who is the reporter in this matter was informed and she later informed the police,” he said.
He stated that acting on the report, Officers rushed to U.T.H and issued a medical report form to the child, inquiry file opened, picked Habowa and detained him for Incest.
Hamoonga said following a thorough investigation, Habowas had been formally charged for the offence of incest and detained in Police custody and would appear in Court soon.
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