30 years for sex with goat

Dar Es Salaam - A magistrate's court in Tanzania has sentenced a man to 30 years in prison after convicting him of having sexual…

Dar Es Salaam - A magistrate's court in Tanzania has sentenced a man to 30 years in prison after convicting him of having sexual intercourse with a goat, a local newspaper reported yesterday.

"The accused deserves a stiff penalty for such a shameful act," the Kiswahili language Uhuru daily quoted the magistrate, Mr Mustafa Mkiwa, as saying in the central region of Tabora.

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