Boy, 17, becomes first to be CANED for calling a woman a prostitute on Facebook

A teenager will be beaten with two strokes of a cane for calling a woman a prostitute on Facebook, a court has ruled.


The 17-year-old, from Zimbabwe, is believed to be the first in the southern African nation to be punished for making such a comment on the site.


The boy, from the rural town of Chiredzi, admitted using his mobile phone to photograph a woman talking on the phone at her office without her knowledge.       Full Read