A 14-YEAR-OLD boy from Binga who allegedly killed his
six-year-old sister for speaking IsiNdebele has been arrested.
The fugitive minor was allegedly hiding out in a cave near
his home. The suspect from Mulindi
village, under chief Dobola, whose name is being withheld for ethical reasons,
is suspected to have killed Senzeni Sibanda, a Grade One pupil at Mulindi
Primary School, last Tuesday.
He severely assaulted his sister and threw her into a river
resulting in her drowning. He committed the crime while they were on their way
to school.
The juvenile fled the scene and went into hiding last
Wednesday after a search party discovered the body.
Following a tip-off, police ambushed the minor who was now
allegedly hiding in a cave at a mountain, some few kilometres away from his
village.
Police and neighbourhood watch committee members pounced on
the juvenile in the early hours of Monday.
He was was found with blankets in the cave. Villagers suspected his family hid him there and provided
him with blankets.
Matabeleland North police spokesperson Chief Inspector
Siphiwe Makonese confirmed the arrest of the minor.
“The juvenile is at a police station with his family
assisting police with investigations. He will receive counselling from
professionals in the process,” she said. Chronicle
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