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A 22-YEAR-OLD Selous man has been arrested for allegedly killing his 11-month-old daughter following a dispute with his ex-wife.
In a bid to cover the crime, the suspect hid the body of the child.
Police are yet to recover the infant’s body.
In a statement, national police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, said they were investigating a suspected case of murder in which Panashe Chitendeya, 22, allegedly confessed to killing his daughter at Homedale Farm, Selous, after a domestic dispute with his ex-wife.
“The suspect had visited his ex-wife in a bid to reconcile with her. The body which was allegedly hidden in a bush at the farm has not been found,” said Ass Comm Nyathi.
Meanwhile police in Filabusi are investigating a case of murder after Bernado Moyo, 25, died while admitted at a local hospital.
“He was stabbed with an okapi knife on the head and struck with a machete on the stomach and back following an argument over a girlfriend during a beer drinking spree,” Ass Comm Nyathi.
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter