Murder as mom’s ex crashes 2-year-old boy’s head on the floor
Suspect was apprehended by a mob and handed to the police
By Staff Reporter
A 32-year-old Chitungwiza man allegedly strangled and repeatedly rammed the head of his ex-girlfriend’s 2-year-old son on the floor, resulting in the death.
Police confirmed the shock incident, which occurred on Wednesday morning.
The suspect was named as Simbarashe Machipisa.
Police said they were “investigating a case of murder which occurred on 21 August 2024 at around 6am at a house at Danga area, Zengeza 1, Chitungwiza”.
“The suspect, Simbarashe Machipisa (32) allegedly strangled and repeatedly rammed the head of a male infant (2) onto the floor, resulting in his death,” police said.
“The suspect is the ex-boyfriend of the victim’s mother. The incident occurred in the absence of the mother who had gone to a certain house in Zengeza 5 for a sleep over, leaving the victim and his two sisters aged 15 and 12 at home.”
Machipisa was apprehended by a mob and handed to the police.
