Infanticide charges for man found with baby's body in a bucket

 

 Zim Now Writer

 A 22-year-old man, Marvellous Mashanda, has been charged with infanticide after he was found walking around the city carrying the body of a newly born baby boy in a bucket.

The bizarre incident, which police confirmed occurred Wednesday, happened in Harare.

“Police in Harare have arrested, Marvellous Mashanda,22, in connection with a case of infanticide which occurred at a certain house along Old Mazowe Road, Mt Hampden on 17/05/23.

“The suspect was found carrying a bucket with the body of a newly born baby boy,’’ police said.