Magistrates’ Court Spares Jail For Teenager Who Aborted And Dumped Twin Foetuses In Bin (opens original article in a new tab)

A 19-year-old woman from Bulawayo was sentenced to six months in prison for unlawfully terminating her pregnancy and disposing of twin foetuses in a bin, with part of the sentence suspended on community service and good behavior.

• A 19-year-old woman was sentenced to six months in prison for unlawfully terminating her pregnancy and disposing of twin foetuses in a bin.
• Three months of the sentence were suspended on condition she does not commit a similar offence, and the remaining three months on completing 205 hours of community service.
• The court considered her as a young offender and her guilty plea at the earliest opportunity.