6-year-old girl killed for ritual purposes
Published: 2013 October 26 19:36:02 (4299 Views)
Two men from Matabeleland South have been arrested together with their female neighbour for allegedly poisoning their six-year-old niece for ritual purposes.
Acting police spokesperson for Matabeleland South, Sergeant Nkosilathi Sibanda, said the two men allegedly hired a neighbour to kill their brother's daughter in return for a beast after indicating that they wanted to use the girl's body for ritual purposes.
He said Sifiso Ncube (36) allegedly lured the girl, Nomagugu Moyo, into drinking a cattle dipping chemical.
Sgt Sibanda identified the girl's two relatives who masterminded her alleged killing as Howard Moyo (61) and Wilson Moyo (51) of Ntombo Village under Chief Malachi Masuku's area at Silozwi.
They are uncles of the deceased.
"We are investigating a murder case of a six-year-old girl and so far our investigations have revealed that the child was killed for ritual purposes. Ncube has revealed that she was engaged by Howard Moyo and Wilson Moyo to kill Nomagugu in return for a beast.
"The Moyo brothers engaged Ncube as she is close to the family and she is a neighbour of the girl's parents. The three accused persons are all in police custody and they are assisting us with investigations," he said.
Sgt Sibanda said Nomagugu's aunt returned to her homestead with her niece who was already unconscious at about 1pm and undertook several attempts to revive her.
He said Nomagugu died at about 4pm on the same day leading to the arrest of Ncube after investigations were carried out.
"A report was made at Matopo Police Station and Ncube was taken in for questioning upon which she implicated the other accused persons by revealing that they had offered her a beast as payment for killing their brother's daughter.
"She led the police who recovered the poison which was hidden at a nearby bush and also revealed that they intended to use the body for ritual purposes," said Sgt Sibanda.
He said the accused persons were arrested on Thursday.
In an interview Chief Malachi Masuku described the incident as a manifestation of the degradation of moral values within society.
"I received the report on the child who was murdered by her family and this incident comes as a shock to me. I am yet to get a full report on what transpired from the village heads but such acts are disturbing as they show that people are no longer upholding moral values," he said.
- Chronicle
Acting police spokesperson for Matabeleland South, Sergeant Nkosilathi Sibanda, said the two men allegedly hired a neighbour to kill their brother's daughter in return for a beast after indicating that they wanted to use the girl's body for ritual purposes.
He said Sifiso Ncube (36) allegedly lured the girl, Nomagugu Moyo, into drinking a cattle dipping chemical.
Sgt Sibanda identified the girl's two relatives who masterminded her alleged killing as Howard Moyo (61) and Wilson Moyo (51) of Ntombo Village under Chief Malachi Masuku's area at Silozwi.
They are uncles of the deceased.
"We are investigating a murder case of a six-year-old girl and so far our investigations have revealed that the child was killed for ritual purposes. Ncube has revealed that she was engaged by Howard Moyo and Wilson Moyo to kill Nomagugu in return for a beast.
"The Moyo brothers engaged Ncube as she is close to the family and she is a neighbour of the girl's parents. The three accused persons are all in police custody and they are assisting us with investigations," he said.
Sgt Sibanda said Nomagugu's aunt returned to her homestead with her niece who was already unconscious at about 1pm and undertook several attempts to revive her.
He said Nomagugu died at about 4pm on the same day leading to the arrest of Ncube after investigations were carried out.
"A report was made at Matopo Police Station and Ncube was taken in for questioning upon which she implicated the other accused persons by revealing that they had offered her a beast as payment for killing their brother's daughter.
"She led the police who recovered the poison which was hidden at a nearby bush and also revealed that they intended to use the body for ritual purposes," said Sgt Sibanda.
He said the accused persons were arrested on Thursday.
In an interview Chief Malachi Masuku described the incident as a manifestation of the degradation of moral values within society.
"I received the report on the child who was murdered by her family and this incident comes as a shock to me. I am yet to get a full report on what transpired from the village heads but such acts are disturbing as they show that people are no longer upholding moral values," he said.
- Chronicle
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2013 October 27 04:36:28
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