MBEYA: Man murders, buries daughter in home

Written by MERALI CHAWE in Mbeya .

A MAN is alleged to have killed his three-year old daughter and buried her in his living room after a disagreement with his estranged wife.

Speaking to our reporter, the Mbeya Regional Police Commander, Diwan Athuman, said that the man, Riziki Said (27), a resident of Isange village in Rungwe district, committed the offence after a disagreement with his wife.

He said that for a long period of time the man and his wife Esther Mwambeja (23), have been facing marital conflicts which forced them to separate.

The RPC said that soon after the couple parted ways, a new conflict emerged when they disagreed on who should stay with the daughter, three-year old Debora Riziki. Elaborating further, RPC Athuman said that on November 28th last year, the accused went to his former wife’s house and forcefully took his daughter from the care of her mother.

“The conflict between the couple was based on custody of the daughter, and on March 27 this year, the father decided to kill her instead of letting his wife keep her, and went ahead and buried her in his living room,” said the RPC.

He said that the police managed to arrest the culprit and will soon be brought in a court of law to answer murder charges. The Mbeya Regional Social Welfare Officer, Aika Temu, when contacted by this reporter said that according to the laws of the land, a mother is allowed to stay with the child if she is below seven years old.

Source: Daily News (29/03/2013): http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/15944-man-murders-buries-daughter-in-home