Man beats 15-months-old daughter to death
Sinokubonga Nkala [email protected]
A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Mvuma, Midlands was arrested for killing his 15-months-old daughter.
The baby suffered a deformed forehead and multiple bruises, while in his care.
Investigations revealed that the deceased had been struck once on the head with a blunt object and several times all over the body with an unknown object.
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) in a statement on X, said Trust Khaki was convicted of murder when he appeared at the Gweru High Court.
“On 19 February 2021 the now deceased’s mother left the infant in the custody of the accused person and proceeded to collect the family’s share of social welfare food. When the now deceased’s mother returned, she found the accused holding the deceased and she was struggling to breath, had a deformed forehead, bruises on the chin, swollen left side and a scratch on the back.
“The deceased was rushed to her grandmother where they established that she was already dead. Investigations revealed that the deceased had been struck once on the head with a blunt object and several times all over the body with an unknown object. A Police report was made leading to the arrest of the accused person.”
Khaki will appear again in court on Friday 13 September 2024.
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