Hamandishe, from the Ritize Village, told the police that after finding love with George Runesu,
she was ordered to surrender her son to her former husband by his
family, if she entertained any thought of staying with Runesu as her husband.Hamandishe who was arraigned before a Bulawayo High Court Judge, Justice Martin Makonese, told the court that after failing to take her son back to her former husband, she
strangled him with a tree bark fibre.She then went to her new husband and lied that she had returned the boy to her former husband.Hamandishe, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder, was remanded in custody awaiting sentencing.In her defence, Hamandishe said she wanted to please her new husband and his family who did not want to see her child.Prosecutor, Mirirai Shumba, told the court that after Hamandishe got married to
Runesu, he and his family ordered her to take the boy back to his
father.
The body of the boy was recovered some weeks later and the police were informed. Investigations led to Hamandishe’s arrest
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