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Woman loans six-month-old baby for maintenance
20 Jan 2012 at 22:50hrs | Views
A Masvingo woman, Magret Dick (22) reportedly "loaned" her six-month old baby girl to another woman for her to claim maintenance fee from her boyfriend who is a truck driver.
The two women were, however, arrested for fraud and contravening sections of the Child Protection and Adoption Act.
The two women, Magret and Ndaizivei Moyo (24), both of Rujeko C suburb were on Tuesday arrested after Moyo disappeared with Dick's baby, prompting the latter to report the matter to the police.
Dick spilled the beans, leading to their arrest.
Moyo had allegedly misled her boyfriend that she had given birth to the baby and hatched a plan to use Dick's child to claim support.
Masvingo police spokesman Inspector Tineyi Matake, yesterday said they had arrested the two after Dick reported the matter to the police accusing her friend of disappearing with her child.
According to the deal, the child was supposed to be returned after two days.
"We arrested the two women after they conspired to trick Moyo's boyfriend that she had given birth, yet the child belonged to Dick.
It is alleged that Moyo took the baby to her rural home in Rusape. "We are charging the two women with fraud and also for contravening the Child Protection and Adoption Act and they will appear in court soon,'' said Insp Matake.
It is alleged that on 2 January this year, Moyo approached Dick and sold her the idea that she wanted to use the baby to hoodwink her boyfriend, a truck driver to pay her maintenance fee.
In return for the favour, Moyo promised Dick some goodies including the baby's formula milk that would last the whole year.
However, according to the deal, Moyo was supposed to bring back the baby after two days. Moyo, however, did not return, but fled to Rusape.
Sensing that she had been tricked of her child, Dick made a report to the police and exposed the deal. Police launched a manhunt for Moyo and located her in Rusape.
The two women were, however, arrested for fraud and contravening sections of the Child Protection and Adoption Act.
The two women, Magret and Ndaizivei Moyo (24), both of Rujeko C suburb were on Tuesday arrested after Moyo disappeared with Dick's baby, prompting the latter to report the matter to the police.
Dick spilled the beans, leading to their arrest.
Moyo had allegedly misled her boyfriend that she had given birth to the baby and hatched a plan to use Dick's child to claim support.
Masvingo police spokesman Inspector Tineyi Matake, yesterday said they had arrested the two after Dick reported the matter to the police accusing her friend of disappearing with her child.
According to the deal, the child was supposed to be returned after two days.
"We arrested the two women after they conspired to trick Moyo's boyfriend that she had given birth, yet the child belonged to Dick.
It is alleged that Moyo took the baby to her rural home in Rusape. "We are charging the two women with fraud and also for contravening the Child Protection and Adoption Act and they will appear in court soon,'' said Insp Matake.
It is alleged that on 2 January this year, Moyo approached Dick and sold her the idea that she wanted to use the baby to hoodwink her boyfriend, a truck driver to pay her maintenance fee.
In return for the favour, Moyo promised Dick some goodies including the baby's formula milk that would last the whole year.
However, according to the deal, Moyo was supposed to bring back the baby after two days. Moyo, however, did not return, but fled to Rusape.
Sensing that she had been tricked of her child, Dick made a report to the police and exposed the deal. Police launched a manhunt for Moyo and located her in Rusape.
Source - TC
