Tinaye Agere
Online reporter
The police are investigating a case in which a 70-year-old Chipinge woman and her 4-year-old granddaughter were burnt to death after a hut they were sleeping in was set on fire.
Sophia Sithole (70) and her minor granddaughter were found dead on Sunday.
In a statement on Wednesday, the police said a suspected mental patient, Trust Sithole Chivhunze, had since been arrested in connection with the incident.
“Police in Chipinge are investigating a case of murder which occurred on August 18 in Manyanya Village, Mutema. The victims, Sophia Sithole and her granddaughter were found dead after a hut they were in was set on fire,” the police said.
“Sithole was burnt beyond recognition while her granddaughter was found with a fractured skull. A suspected mental patient, Trust Sithole Chivhunze, has since been arrested in connection with the case.”
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter