HWANGE
–
A
23-year-old
woman
from
Siabuwa
in
Matabeleland
North
allegedly
hanged
her
6-year-old
daughter
on
a
tree
branch
and
dumped
her
body
claiming
she
could
nolonger
keep
a
disabled
offspring.
Police
confirmed
the
arrest
of
Melody
Mwiinde,
23,
on
Friday
following
the
minor’s
cruel
extermination.
The
incident,
according
to
a
statement
on
the
police
handle,
happened
on
23
April
2025
at
Mujimba
9,
Siabuwa.
“The
suspect
allegedly
killed
her
daughter,
6,
by
hanging
her
with
an
electrical
cable
from
a
tree
branch,”
police
said.
“The
body
was
dumped
in
a
disused
hut.
The
suspect
allegedly
confessed
that
she
killed
the
victim
because
people
were
mocking
her
for
keeping
a
disabled
child
who
had
been
disowned
by
her
father.”