Gutu Mother (28) Strangles Her Baby Boy, Throws Body Into The Bushes

A 28-year-old woman, Angeline Dzikorehondo, was arrested on Saturday in Gutu, Masvingo Province, for alleged infanticide.

According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Dzikorehondo allegedly gave birth to a baby boy, strangled the child to death at Mafusire Village, Mazuru, Gutu, and then placed the body in a sack before disposing of it in a nearby bushy area.

In a related case this month, police in Nyazura, Manicaland Province, arrested Maria Munetsi Zhuwaki (34) in connection with the concealment of birth.

Zhuwaki allegedly gave birth to a stillborn baby boy on 5 November 2025, placed the body in a bucket, and buried it in a shallow grave in a bushy area near Goneso Village.

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