A four year old girl died on Tuesday at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo after her father brutally abused her until her untimely death.
Nqobile Tembo, 31, of Emganwini suburb, has been charged with murder following the death of his daughter Blessing.
Tembo initially appeared in court on March 24 charged with ill treatment and neglect of the minor.
At the time, the emaciated tot was admitted to hospital after Tembo cable-whipped her for refusing to eat when she was sick.
The charge has been altered to murder following the death of his daughter and Tembo has been further remanded in custody to April 13.
The post mortem report shows that death of the child was as a result of physical abuse, chronic malnutrition and pulmonary tuberculosis.
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