Woman exhumes body

A suspected mentally-challenged woman from Mahusekwa in Mashonaland East province recently stunned her community after she dug up the body of her two-year-old daughter a few days after burial and kept it in her bedroom.

Fellow villagers, including close family members, confirmed the incident which occurred at Rupere village late last month, adding the woman, identified as Loveness Mahungo, claimed she wanted her husband and other relatives to view the baby’s body since they had not witnessed her burial.

“I heard about my baby’s death whilst in Harare where I work.

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