Zimbabwe: Couple Up for Causing Death of Son (6)

A YOUNG couple from Triangle, in Masvingo province is in trouble with the law for allegedly causing the death of its six year-old son through neglect. The couple, Tawanda Mugabe, 30, and wife, Nyarai Manyika on Monday appeared before a Masvingo magistrate, Rosemary Zuyu facing culpable homicide charges.

They are accused of subjecting the minor to severe malnutrition leading to its death, accusations they both deny. Appearing for the State, Prosecutor Mukai Mutume told the court that, on dates unknown to her but sometime in June of 2012, Tawanda left his two children Paul (6) and Privilege (9) in the custody of his wife, Nyarai, while he went away to work.

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