HWANGE – A 23-year-old woman from Siabuwa in Matabeleland North allegedly hanged her 6-year-old daughter on a tree branch and dumped her body claiming she could nolonger keep a disabled offspring.
Police confirmed the arrest of Melody Mwiinde, 23, on Friday following the minor’s cruel extermination.
The incident, according to a statement on the police handle, happened on 23 April 2025 at Mujimba 9, Siabuwa.
“The suspect allegedly killed her daughter, 6, by hanging her with an electrical cable from a tree branch,” police said.
“The body was dumped in a disused hut. The suspect allegedly confessed that she killed the victim because people were mocking her for keeping a disabled child who had been disowned by her father.”
