Beverly Bizeki
In a bizarre case of infanticide, a mentally challenged Mucheke suburb woman killed her child and hid the remains in a plastic bag in her bedroom.
Masvingo Province Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident and said the woman is admitted at Masvingo Provincial Hospital.
It is alleged that on April 28, 2023, Rosewita Mupfinho an elderly woman who stays with her 22-year-old challenged relative (name withheld) in Mucheke A suburbs in Masvingo, went home at around 1500 hours where she was met by a bad smell coming from the house.
Mupfinho met the blood drenched woman (name withheld) and asked her where the smell was coming from and the latter told her that was she was on her period which is why she had blood on her clothes.
Mupfinho asked her what had happened to her stomach as she was pregnant and the latter told her that she had been praying seriously and a spirit left her.
Mupfinho however suspected that something terrible could have happened and reported the matter to police.
Police details came and searched the house only to find the remains of the child hidden in a plastic bag with the head and hands cut from the rest of the body.
Police took the remains to the mortuary at Masvingo Provincial Hospital and the woman was taken to the same hospital where she is admitted.
Dhewa urged members of the public to monitor their mentally challenged relatives always.
“We advise members of the public with mentally challenged relatives to always look for their relatives and ensure that they take their medication on time,” said Dhewa.
