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A 31-year-old man from Chaka Village under Chief Musana in Bindura accidentally fed his one-year-old son dipping chemical, which was stored in an empty soft drink bottle leading to the infant’s death.
The mother left the container in her bag and went to the garden leaving the infant in the care of the father.
When the baby started crying, the father Passmore Nicholas (31) took the bottle and fed his son assuming it was a soft drink.
The baby, Tadiwanashe died while the parents were taking him to a nearby clinic. The incident happened on Monday.
Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Fidelis Mundembe confirmed the accident. He said prior to the incident, the minor’s mother Plaxedes Mafunga (27) did part time work for Lameck Ncube (27) and was given cattle dip chemical as part of her payment. She stored the chemical in an empty soft drink bottle and placed it in her bag.
Mafunga went back home and left the bag before heading to her garden. She left the baby in the care of his father.
Insp Mundembe confirmed the incident.
He urged people to store poisonous chemicals in safe and secure places.
“We urged parents and those caring for infants to thoroughly check any food or drink that they feed them,” he said.
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