A truck driver travelled from South Africa to Chitungwiza where he killed himself and his four-month-old son following a domestic dispute. The incident reportedly followed revelations involving infidelity and paternity issues. The case is under investigation.
A 31-year-old truck driver from South Africa travelled to Chitungwiza where he killed himself and his four-month-old son at his brother-in-law’s home following a domestic dispute linked to infidelity.
The man, identified as Tonderai Spacious Mukaro, reportedly left his base in South Africa on Tuesday last week with the infant and travelled to Zimbabwe. He went to St Mary’s in Chitungwiza, where his brother-in-law resides.
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According to details provided, Mukaro arrived at the home and spent the night there. The next morning, his brother-in-law, Kanyangarara, woke up and noticed that both Mukaro and the child were no longer inside the house.
Kanyangarara said he began searching around the property and eventually went outside. It was there that he discovered Mukaro lying unconscious, with white froth around his mouth. The discovery prompted further inspection of the surroundings.
In the backyard, Kanyangarara found a shallow grave. Mukaro’s lifeless body was lying on top of it. It was established that the four-month-old child had been buried in that grave.
The incident is reported to have followed a domestic dispute involving Mukaro and his wife. According to Kanyangarara, efforts had been made to resolve the issues between the couple after Mukaro allegedly caught his wife in a compromising situation with their landlord.
Kanyangarara told H-Metro that he had tried to intervene and help address the problems in the marriage. However, the situation reportedly worsened after the wife informed Mukaro that the child was not his.
Reports indicate that the developments surrounding the paternity of the child added to the existing tensions. The dispute is understood to have escalated, leading to the events that took place in Chitungwiza.
Authorities have not released further details regarding the case, but incidents of this nature have previously been reported by outlets such as The Herald Zimbabwe and NewsDay Zimbabwe, which have highlighted cases involving domestic disputes turning fatal.
The matter remains under investigation, with the deaths of both Mukaro and the infant raising concerns about the impact of unresolved domestic conflicts and the need for timely intervention.
