The incident happened on Wednesday last week.
Emmanuel Rambakudzuwa (37) went to a prophet in the same
village to find out why his baby was not sucking milk from the mother’s breasts
and he was told that this was because the mother, Natasha Mutero had an
extra-marital affair.
Infuriated, Rambakudzuwa confronted Mutero with the
intention of trying to force her to confess infidelity and disclose the name of
the boyfriend. Mutero vehemently refuted the allegations.
There was a scuffle and Rambakudzuwa chased away everyone
who wanted to refrain him.
In the melee, he held his child and dropped him to the
ground resulting in death.
Masvingo Police spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa
confirmed the case to The Mirror.
It is taboo in African culture for an infant not to suck
milk and the mother or the father can be accused of infidelity.
The child was born on May 5, 2021 and did not suck milk
leading his parents to consult a traditional healer on May 13, 2021.
Post-mortem results showed that the infant died as a result
of abdominal trauma or hemorrhagic shock. Masvingo Mirror
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