A CHEATING 28-year-old Mutare woman was fined $300 for
ill-treating her newly-born baby she sired out of wedlock while her husband was
in South Africa.
Stella Chiponda of Dangamvura was fined by magistrate
Perseverance Makhala charged with ill-treating or neglecting a minor.
She also risks spending two months behind bars if she fails
to pay the fine. State counsel Mr Fletcher Karombe had it that on February 17
this year Chiponda gave birth to a child out of wedlock.
Her husband was in South Africa during the time she gave
birth to the baby boy. In a bid to conceal her shenanigans, Chaponda attempted
to kill the baby soon after birth by not breastfeeding him.
Chiponda being the guardian and mother to the child unlawfully
abandoned the baby in a manner likely to cause him unnecessary suffering which
may affect his health, the court heard.
The ill-treatment of the child came to light when Chiponda
was accompanied by her friend, Vimbai Zinyika, to Dangamvura Polyclinic to
register the child.
Upon reaching the clinic, Chaponda disappeared leaving her
friend with the baby. Chaponda went to stay in Beitbridge leaving her baby with
Zinyika.
She was later tracked down leading to her arrest. Chaponda was then taken to Mutare Magistrates’ Court where
she was punished for ill-treating the child. Herald
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