The suspect who has been identified as Fortunate Tanyanyiwa
has since gone into hiding in South Africa and police, working with Interpol
are still looking for her.
Detectives from CID Homicide travelled to Polokwane, South
Africa last Wednesday with the boy’s mother, Yvonne Machingo (21) and reunited
the two following investigations.
Machingo, who also resides in Ushewokunze, approached
Tanyanyiwa, alias Mai Tatenda, sometime in December last year saying she wanted
to be led to a traditional healer who could attend to her then six-month-old
baby who was not feeling well.
It is alleged that on December 12, 2020, the two went to
Block 11, Shawasha Flats in Mbare where a traditional healer could assist
Machingo.
Machingo was ordered to stay outside while Tanyanyiwa went
with the child inside the healer’s house, but she never returned. After a few
hours, Machingo tried to locate her, but to no avail.
She even tried calling, but her phone was switched off and
a report was made to the police. Police failed to locate Tanyanyiwa.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul
Nyathi confirmed the development saying the matter was handled by CID Homicide.
“The detectives later got information that she (Tanyanyiwa)
was living with a certain man who she alleged was her husband at a farm in
Louis Tritchard, South Africa and detectives approached officers from Interpol
in the neighbouring country in April this year.
“When the detectives and officers went to the farm, they
discovered that she had abandoned the baby and fled after getting information
that the net was closing in on her.
“Her whereabouts are still not known,” he said.
The baby was then taken to Polokwane for safekeeping before
the detectives started to process all the documents needed for repatriation.
Machingo and her baby arrived in the country on Sunday.
Cases of child kidnapping have been on the increase in the country.
In October last year, a Harare woman, Miriam Bwanali,
allegedly kidnapped a child at Montagu shopping centre in Harare’s Avenues
area.
The mother of the missing child, Shani Charamanda (30) was
on her way from Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals when she met Bwanali who
offered to accompany her to Montagu Spar.
Upon arrival at Montagu, Charamanda gave her daughter to
the unidentified woman while she went into a supermarket.
When she came out of the shop 15 minutes later, Bwanali had
disappeared with the child, her wallet containing a Nokia mobile phone, US$2
and $45.
Bwanali is still at large and believed to have fled to
South Africa after police arrested her husband, Gift Chemhuru (40) of Motsi Village
under Chief Chirau in Zvimba.
Chemhuru has since appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs
Judith Taruvinga facing kidnapping charges.
Police have engaged the Interpol to assist in tracking down
Bwanali. Herald
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