5-year-old girl found dead with private parts chopped

Malawi Police in Chikwawa are hunting for thugs who brutally killed a five year old girl before chopping off her private parts.

Confirming the incident, Chikwawa Police Station Public Relations Officer, constable Foster Benjamin said the incident is believed to have occurred on Wednesday night at Goma village in the area of traditional authority Ngabu in the district.

“It is said that the girls’ mother left home in the evening to hunt for locusts in the bush, she had left the deceased with her ten year old brother, she spent the whole night hunting and proceeded to the market on Thursday morning  without checking on her children,” said the police spokesman.

He added that the little girl was discovered dead behind Goma Catholic Primary School.

The body was taken to Ngabu Rural Hospital where post-mortem showed that the girl died of severe loss of blood and spinal injury.

Meanwhile. police are urging the public to bring forth any information that may lead to the arrest of the brutal assailants.

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Jim Malema
Jim Malema
6 years ago

BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY. IF THESE PEOPLE ARE FOUND THEY SHOULD BE EXECUTED. NO EXCUSES! TO KILL A HUMAN BEING THAT TOO A CHILD LIKE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING A HUMAN BEING WILL DO, EVEN AN ANIMAL WOULD NOT DO. THESE MURDERERS SHOULD BE GIVEN DEATH PENALTY. WHAT THE FUCK WILL OUR PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA DO AND SAY ABOUT THIS?

Alfred Minjo
Alfred Minjo
6 years ago

Very sad story indeed. The lady was also careless. How could she a 5 and 10 year olds for the whole night and never came to see them in the morning before proceeding to the market? She should also be thoroughly investigated on this death. MHSRIP.

How I wish
How I wish
6 years ago
Reply to  Alfred Minjo

Its very sad development.. We might blame woman, but it is just an indication of how people struggle with poverty in rural areas.. she went out for a good reason ” to out for something for the family- locust to sale” we just need to blame our rotten society our country has become. I remember very well when I was in std 3 – 4 staying with my grandmother, she used to leave us alone (with food) while spending the whole week camped in the field (in makungu(south)/ thung’unda (North) ) during the harvesting period. We were safe coz society… Read more »

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