HARARE – A 26-year-old Chiweshe man accidentally struck and killed his 2-month-old baby with a log which he had aimed for his wife in a fateful domestic dispute.

Police confirmed they have opened investigations into the incident which occurred in Chiweshe on Sunday.

The incident, according to police, occurred at Kodzwa Village, Chiweshe, saying, “a two-month-old infant was fatally struck on the head with a wooden log by her father, Tapiwa Masache, 26”.

“The suspect had intended to assault his wife with the log during a domestic dispute but missed her.