Police confirmed the sad incident that claimed the life of
the toddler whose name was not given on Monday afternoon.
Acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector
Aggary Jaure who said investigations into the death were still underway, told
The Herald yesterday that the toddler was left in the care of her mother’s
friend around 2 pm the same day.
“The mother Nyasha Mavis Chadereka (43) left the now
deceased in the care of Maria Chimuka (45) at Chaedza Primary School in
Coldstream, Chinhoyi.
“When she returned around 4 pm to take the child, she was
nowhere to be found. A search was conducted before Chimuka noticed the toddler
sleeping on the front seat of a Toyota Gaia vehicle which belongs to
Chadereka’s husband, Tazen Tachera (55),” she said.
Assistant Inspector Jaure added that the two failed to open
the doors as they were locked from inside.
Tachera then managed to open the boot.
They rushed the toddler to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital
where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The body was later taken to the mortuary. Herald
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