Eneta Marumani (48), who reportedly could not conceive, was
exposed recently after her husband asked for the children’s birth records so
that he could obtain their birth certificates.
Police confirmed the matter, saying Marumani faked
pregnancies on two occasions before lying to her husband that they had been
blessed with the babies.
She was arrested on Tuesday and is assisting the police
with investigations.
Police are now looking for the biological mothers of the
children.
“In the first incident, Marumani of Madhibhu Village under
Chief Chiduku, Rusape, met the child’s mother at Sally Mugabe Hospital
(formerly Harare Central Hospital)’s main gate and offered to assist the lady
by carrying her baby. The baby, named Tawanda, was three-months-old as of June
16, 2013,” said Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Norbert
Muzondo.
“Tawanda’s biological mother was carrying a lot of luggage
and Marumani took advantage of that to steal her baby. The two women boarded a
commuter omnibus to Seke Flyover. When they disembarked from the commuter
omnibus, Marumani disappeared with the baby. She took the baby to her
unsuspecting husband, Mr Noel Gutu in Rusape. She lied to him that she had
given birth to a baby boy,” said Insp Muzondo.
He said the matter only came to light when Mr Gutu reported
to the police in Rusape that his wife was failing to produce birth records for
their two children as he wanted to acquire their birth certificates.
“When Mr Gutu insisted that he wanted the birth records,
Marumani said she could not obtain them from Vengere Clinic where she had
allegedly delivered the babies.
“A follow-up was made with the clinic and it was confirmed
that there were no records of the children’s births.
“Upon further interrogation, Marumani confessed stealing
the children in Harare. Investigations also revealed that Marumani used the
same method on June 2, 2015, to steal another child. On that day, she went to
Waterfalls in Harare and while on a bus stop, a woman who was selling brooms
pleaded with the accused to carry her baby, Joseph, so that she could pack her
brooms.
“She took advantage of the woman’s lapse in concentration
to sneak away with the baby who was six weeks old. She went and presented the
baby to her husband as the new arrival in the family,” said Insp Muzondo.
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