Woman goes crazy, axes niece (6) twice

A 23-YEAR-OLD woman reportedly went haywire and axed her niece aged six to death before getting back to her senses.

Media Marare of Gokwe North allegedly went berserk and axed the now deceased Nokutenda Kuziyamisa twice on the head.

When the spine-tingling incident happened, Marare shocked villagers as she was not aware that she had committed the heinous act, it is alleged.

Marare was then arrested on murder charges. It is reported that on 11 August, Marare and her niece were sitting under a tree at their homestead when the former sent the girl to the kitchen hut

While the unsuspecting girl was busy collecting plates in the hut as she had been ordered, Marare followed her.

She reportedly did not say a word to the girl and only picked an axe which she allegedly used to strike the girl twice on the head.

The girl screamed for help and when some family members rushed to the hut to witness what was happening, they found the girl lying lifeless in a pool of blood.

Marare was reportedly standing next to the corpse and holding the axe. When they quizzed her on what had happened, she turned dumb and the matter was reported to the police leading to her arrest.

Marare was hauled before Gokwe resident magistrate, Mr Shepherd Mjanja, facing murder charges. She pleaded not guilty to the charges arguing that she did not remember what transpired on the day in question.

The magistrate remanded her in custody to 28 August and she was ordered to go for psychiatric tests.