BULAWAYO
–
A
32-year-old
woman
who
had
sex
in
front
of
her
12-year-old
daughter
has
been
fined
and
sentenced
to
perform
community
service
by
a
Bulawayo
court.
Adelight
Ndlovu,
of
E70
Mine
in
Shangani,
pleaded
guilty
to
public
indecency
before
regional
magistrate
Maxwell
Ncube.
She
was
fined
US$300
and
ordered
to
perform
210
hours
of
community
service
at
Shangani
Police
Station
on
February
28.
Her
trial
heard
that
on
unspecified
dates
in
2024,
Ndlovu
engaged
in
sexual
activities
with
multiple
partners
in
the
presence
of
her
daughter.
During
her
initial
appearance
on
February
25,
Ndlovu
pleaded
guilty,
but
claimed
she
was
unaware
that
her
daughter
had
witnessed
the
sexual
encounters.
However,
during
her
second
appearance
on
February
26
she
denied
the
charges,
asserting
that
any
such
incidents
may
have
occurred
in
2023,
as
she
claimed
that
her
children
were
residing
at
a
different
location
in
2024.
After
further
questioning,
Ndlovu
eventually
reaffirmed
her
guilty
plea.
Prosecutors
emphasised
the
seriousness
of
the
offense,
stating
that
such
behavior
constituted
a
grave
breach
of
parental
responsibility
and
asked
the
court
for
a
custodial
sentence.
Ndlovu
was
not
represented
during
her
trial.