A NEWBORN baby miraculously survived last week after her mother dug a pit and buried her alive in a cemetery in an attempted infanticide case that has left villagers in Chiweshe shocked.
The baby spent the night struggling for breath before she was rescued in the morning by other villagers.Phibian Chinehasha, who resides near the graveyard, became suspicious after realising that a new “grave” had been dug up during the night.
He informed other villagers who opened up the pit and unearthed the baby, that was buried a few metres underground.The infant’s mother, Margaret Munjanja of Bermaside Farm was arrested by fellow villagers who took her to Chief Luscious Chitsinde’s Negomo court.
Chief Negomo deplored Munjanja’s actions saying the Chiweshe community had been left shell-shocked.He said it was a miracle that the baby had survived after spending several hours buried underground with little air to breathe.
“This case is one of the most extraordinary cases I have handled. It was cruel for the mother to attempt to kill an innocent soul in such a manner. It’s quite disturbing that she had the nerve to go to the cemetery at night and dig a pit,” he said.
During her appearance at the traditional court, Munjanja confessed that she had attempted to kill the child because she had an illicit affair with her husband’s nephew, whom she suspected to be the father.
Munjanja was ordered to hand over a cow and a sheep as a fine but she faces further punishment after the chief indicated that he would hand her over to the police.
Munjanja however showed remorse and pleaded for clemency saying she would give adequate care to the child.
According to Chief Negomo, cases of infanticide are rampant in his realm.Last year, a woman from the same area shocked the community when she threw her newborn baby into a blair toilet, while another woman burnt her child to death after dousing her with petrol.
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this woman is nutts
Comment by ini waco — January 30, 2010 @ 2:25 pm
Hama dzangu this is satanic the child must be taken to Children’s Home.Chawagona hapana Jeri reBindura
Comment by Svirimoni — February 1, 2010 @ 8:20 am
problem with this paper is that all its stories leave out important facts which would be of interest to the reader, I wonder how this baby survived, was it in a coffin, if it was just covered nevhu then this story ….i did not say ndeyekunyepa.
Comment by blaJonso — February 1, 2010 @ 11:07 am
i realy smtime dnt undrstand woman, how can she do tht for God sake, ur own fresh and blood.. shame on her!!!
Comment by Apoh — February 2, 2010 @ 3:46 pm
Uku ndiko kutamba nepfungwa dzedu chaiko uku! How many people were involved in digging up ‘a few metres’ during thenight? Would the baby have survived at such depth? The problem with lying is that you overlook certain details which can undermine your lie. Who has ever been buried in a grave which is ‘a few metres’ deep? Kana musina zvekunyora vharai kapepa kenyu aka?
Comment by Casper — February 2, 2010 @ 4:45 pm
Vamaka fushira muma kuva nenguva ye gukurahundi vamuka zvino mave kufushira venyu mega…lizonya zixliwi
Comment by sobohla manyosi — February 2, 2010 @ 6:49 pm
please you guys shld learn to relate pictures and your cooked up stories.. pictures of a 2yr old kid aganist a story of a new born baby…….zvinonyadza
Comment by inini — February 3, 2010 @ 9:26 am
the woman needs to be put away that skinny cow and goat wont make up for the child’s life she almost took it will only add up to the chief’s livestock nd believe me giving her back the baby wil only make finish her and this time in a place where no one can find her
Comment by mandi — February 3, 2010 @ 3:34 pm
THATS RIDICULIOUS
Comment by BGFEE — February 3, 2010 @ 7:46 pm
ah imi vanhuwe moti kukwana kwamai ava,asi ah hatichaziyi chokwadi because munhu haangambozviiti mwana wake waakaita usiku hwese, ih hameno. asi nyangwe chiri chokwadi iye munhu akaona guva iri rinemwana kuti haaroye iyeye . zvindi zveyi
Comment by mabhiza — February 5, 2010 @ 12:44 am
aiwa, ndiudzeiwo…munhu uyu akaona kuti pane guva nyowani racherwa haaroye here?? munhu wepi anogara achirinda makuva everyday, anoziva makuva ari fresh neari old…ayewa, murume iyeye ane error!
Comment by Corra — February 5, 2010 @ 2:22 am
Casper – I agree with u, the story is just a mockery of the reader’s intelligence, if you can beleive this story, then you can believe evrything.
Comment by blaJonso — February 5, 2010 @ 7:04 am
Wow…the baby way buried a ‘few metres’ underground leaving him with ‘very little air to breath’??? Where did this ‘little air’ come from and how did it get to travel a few metres underground? imika imi. tell us the truth apo. Even a shallow grave won’t provide little air. Rubbish. Nonsense.
Comment by Shungu — February 5, 2010 @ 6:45 pm
uku ndokunonzi kureva nhema manje uku.
Comment by gandanga — February 5, 2010 @ 8:27 pm
i want to believe that she wasnt herslf.woman how are you going to explain to the child when he grows up? i would like to urge her relatives to help this sick woman.Take her to a man of God. she should be prayed for and start seeking God`s devine hand.everything will be alright sister.just hand yourself to Godeven if you go to prison just do that coz thats the only was to get forgiveness.
Comment by Ndachengedzwa L.Z — February 6, 2010 @ 11:33 am
that baby in da pikcha has been a newborn for at least 2 months.
Comment by Osita Iheme — February 9, 2010 @ 12:42 pm
Guys Im a mother!!!!!! A child can survive bcoz guva rakangofanana nedumbu. And it shows that God was with the child. Its a rue story ndaMainini wangu chaiwo hama dzangu
Comment by Svirimoni — February 11, 2010 @ 10:22 am
B-Bridge
Comment by Muchimbopota muchitiregerera nenhema dzenyu idzodzo. Waamwana waUndertaker here. — February 13, 2010 @ 8:42 pm
Mwari anoshanda zvakasiyana siyana mufunge.Mwana uyu ananga asingafaniri kufa because nguva yake haisati yakwana.It’s a pity for the mother coz vachapika jere ravo pano pasi.
Comment by Evangelisters — February 19, 2010 @ 7:09 am
You cant survive underneath for that long thats a shear lie. However there are two sides to any case, yr side my side and the truth!
Comment by truth — February 27, 2010 @ 4:12 pm
the baby survived not by luck or any juju but by God’s mercy. thank God she has survived. the woman should be sentenced to death haaa thats tragic. we shouldn’t joke with children’s lifes. have u seen how God is powerful he can use his power through a man.
Comment by kudakwashe anesu — March 10, 2010 @ 10:46 am
Too good to be true, though I wil continue to have my own reservations against the reporter. Some hours burried under the ground!! Then it will need someone who did grade 4 to be convinced that its possible. He who did at least grade 5 would not buy this story as long as the way it was reported is exactly what took place
Comment by Brother A.B — March 10, 2010 @ 11:00 am
some are crying for these children while some are burying them alive to hell with that woman
Comment by welox — March 16, 2010 @ 7:50 pm
asi vanhu mundishamisa kwazvo chokwadi kuviga mwana mupenyu nhai hamadzangu munonyadzisirei kudaro vamwe havana kana ! iwe woviga hako
Comment by welox — March 16, 2010 @ 7:54 pm
People dnt be quick to say its a lie hw many stories hv u heard in yo lyf abt babies being killed by their own mothers uyu akararama nenyasha dzamwari
Comment by damn — May 19, 2010 @ 11:53 am
This iz biologicaly and physicaly incredible tel me its a joke otherwise u wl be playing wth us.hw can a human being survive wth such a litte oxygen especially a baby. Rubbish
Comment by Majatame — June 4, 2010 @ 12:26 am
This i miracle chaiyo , very very wicked girl
Comment by Mago — July 17, 2010 @ 4:59 pm