By Meditation Mposi
A Zimuto mentally ill woman was on September 17 arrested after killing her grandmother.
Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the death of Martha Mbokochena (84) of Mangisai village, Chief Zimuto and urged the public to monitor their mentally ill relatives all the time.
“I confirm the death of Martha Mbokochena of Mangisai Village Chief Zimuto who died after being attacked by her mentally ill granddaughter. We urge members of the public to take care of their mentally ill relatives and monitor how they take their medication as prescribed by medical practitioners,” said Dhewa.
Circumstances are that the suspect Getrude Nhamo (33), who stayed with the now deceased who was her grandmother, went to Sanele Ndhlovu who is her mother’s young sister and stays in the same village and spent the night of September 16 there.
She returned back home the following day and fatally attacked Mbokochena. In the afternoon Nhamo met a juvenile cousin and told her that she had beaten Mbokochena leaving her bleeding.
The juvenile rushed home and found blood stains in the house and proceeded to Mbokochena’s bedroom where she found her lying and struggling to breath.
The juvenile then rushed to Ndlovu’s house and told her what had happened. Ndlovu mobilized her neighbors, hired a vehicle to ferry the elderly woman to the clinic but on their arrival Mbokochena was already dead.
The matter was reported to police and Nhamo was arrested. Mbokochena’s body was taken to Masvingo Provincial Hospital for postmortem.
