Zimbabwe coon charged with murder of his child bride who died while giving birth

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Man charged with murder of his child bride who died while giving birth

Girl's parents also face charges of obstructing investigation through falsifying her age


11:06, 20 Aug 2021

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MUTARE – A man arrested after his child bride died during child birth was charged with her murder on Friday after appearing before a court in Mutare.

Prosecutors said Hatirarami Momberume, 26, “had a legal duty as the alleged husband to ensure that such a young child was taken to special health facilities to deliver, realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct by omission might cause the death of Anna Machaya during or after the delivery of the baby.”

A regional court heard that Momberume, of Taguta Farm in Kwekwe, “instead took Anna Machaya to Johanne Marange traditional midwives where she delivered and died after some labour complications.”

Anna, who got pregnant at the age of 14, died on July 15 while delivering her baby at a church shrine in Marange.

The two “midwives” who delivered the baby boy were named in court as Babra Hodzi and Enia Mukono.

Momberume faces a second charge of “having sexual intercourse or performing indecent acts with a young person” which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
 
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