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Dad fatally strikes baby (10 months) with a log
03 Sep 2011 at 07:41hrs | Views
A 32-year-old Kadoma man struck and killed his 10-month-old baby with a log after allegedly missing the mother during an altercation. Obert Julius of Pixie Combe Farm in Kadoma is now on the run after he bolted out of the house when he realised he had killed the child.
Mashonaland West police spokesperson Inspector Clemence Mabgweazara, confirmed the incident.
"I can confirm that we are dealing with a case in which a man struck his 10-month-old baby with a log on the head and she died on the spot," he said.
The incident occurred on Wednesday at around 8pm when Julius had a misunderstanding with his wife Sinikiwe Phiri (23). He started beating Phiri and a neighbour Robert Phiri, heard noise from the house and went to investigate.
He restrained Julius but when he returned to his house, Julius started beating his wife again while she was breastfeeding with open hands before picking a log from the fire intending to hit her.
But he missed the intended target and instead hit the child who fell unconscious.
Mashonaland West police spokesperson Inspector Clemence Mabgweazara, confirmed the incident.
"I can confirm that we are dealing with a case in which a man struck his 10-month-old baby with a log on the head and she died on the spot," he said.
He restrained Julius but when he returned to his house, Julius started beating his wife again while she was breastfeeding with open hands before picking a log from the fire intending to hit her.
But he missed the intended target and instead hit the child who fell unconscious.
Source - TH
