Police in Chiradzulu have arrested a couple suspected to have killed their 5 months-old baby identified as the husband held fears he was not the biological father of the child.
The two have been identified as Robert Miliyasi aged 27 from Fikira Village and his wife Regina Tomasi aged 22 from Ngoniwa Village, all from Traditional Authority Nkalo in Chiradzulu District.
According to Cosmas Kagulo public relations officer for Chiradzulu police the incident happened on October 4, 2023 at around 17:00 hours at Misomali Village in Traditional Authority Nkalo in the district.
Investigations have revealed that the family has been married since 2018 and were staying at Fikira Village.
However, the wife had already two children from another man.
There have been disputes in the family, leading to separations and reconciliations for five times.
In 2022, the wife got pregnant but the husband could not believe that he was responsible for it as he strongly believed that the wife cheated on him and that led to another separation.
When the child was born in May 2023, the wife suggested for the elimination of the child in order to restore peace in the family.
Attempts to kill the child failed for two times and on October 4, 2023, the wife held the child upside down and dipped the head of the child into the basin full of water.
The wife took the child to her mother’s home pretending that the child was alive but upon arrival, the grandmother noticed that the child was dead.
Family members interrogated the woman nd she revealed everything. The matter was reported to the Village Headman, who in return referred them to police.
Medical personnel conducted postmortem and results revealed that death was due to suffocation.
The suspects will appear before court soon to answer murder charges.
Source: MIJ Online
