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'The Defendant left Motimposo with the Plaintiff
in January 1980 and rented a room in another
locality in Maseru from a landlady called Manthabisent
Pitso (PW2). The Plaintiff says life went as usual
until some days before May 1980 when the Defendant
fondled her. After a day or two he invited her tohave sex with him, saying she 'had many pimples on
her face'. She testifies that she did have pimples
on her face then but refused his suggestion. She had
never been with a man before. She says he slapped her
and sjamboked her. with a small whip. She screamed (not
for long) but finally submitted. He had intercourse
with her several times during that one night, but no
intercourse took place thereafter.'
Plaintiff called Mrs Pitso to testify, but her evidence
did not provide corroboration for the Plaintiff's version that
Defendant had had intercourse with her. What is of significance
is that Mrs Pitso, having observed Plaintiff's condition at the end
of November or early December, informed the Defendant about it.
According to her, Defendant gave her some money (Ml.20) to take the
Plaintiff to consult a doctor. She took Plaintiff to the Queen
Elizabeth II Hospital where it was confirmed that she was some 7
months pregnant.
Defendant gave evidence. He denied the Plaintiff's
allegations that he had intercourse with her on that one night in
1980. He alleged that she was a girl of loose character and that
he had seen her out with boys and had consistently warned her
about the dangers of her conduct.
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