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The fifth victim in which four other family members were burnt beyond recognition in a fire set in a house in Marange, Manicaland, over the weekend has succumbed to injuries.
The girl, Takunda Mundoko (14) died yesterday from her serious burns. She had managed to escape the fire through a window but was seriously burned.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the fire occurred at a house in Mafararikwa Village on Saturday at around 4am.
On Monday, police had issued a statement saying they were investigating the death of the other four family members: Tonderai Muchimwe (43), Ashton Mundoko (12), Quinton Mundoko (seven) and Tamari Mundoko (five). At that stage Takunda was in hospital.
According to the police, Tonderai Muchimwe broke into a room where his niece, Violet Muchimwe (35), and her four children, the four who are now all dead, were sleeping.
Tonderai, who was armed with a knife, demanded to be intimate with his niece, leading to a scuffle. Violet fled leaving her children behind.
Tonderai sprinkled petrol in the house and set it on fire killing himself and three of the children in the blaze while the fourth escaped with severe burns that killed her three days later.
The incident comes after four other people died while 10 houses were also burnt down in separate fires that were recorded countrywide over the weekend.Police have however ruled out that any of these cases were linked to any politically-related violence.
The other fires were recorded in Muzarabani, Harare, Mazowe and Shurugwi.
Some of the suspects linked to these cases have been arrested while others are still at large.
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