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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A 35-year-old man has been arrested by the police in connection with cases of rape and murder that occurred in Makurumidze Village, Gutu, Masvingo, on March 1, 2025.<\/p>\n

According to Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi, law enforcement acted on received information and conducted a raid at Tongai Chirume homestead at Drawmore Farm in Masvingo on March 18, 2025, resulting in his arrest. Added Nyathi:<\/p>\n

Investigations by the police established that the suspect allegedly visited his sister, Mercy Chirume (33), at their late parents\u2019 residence in Makurumidze Village, Gutu, Masvingo.<\/p>\n

He allegedly deceived her into believing that a prophet had instructed him to sleep with her to cleanse the family of evil spirits. The suspect then raped the victim twice.<\/p>\n

After the offense, the victim threatened to expose the suspect\u2019s actions by reporting him to the police. The suspect then stabbed the victim to death with a knife and went on to strangle the victim\u2019s 4-year-old daughter, Isabel Fadzai Machote, to death after attempting to rape the infant.<\/p>\n

He subsequently dumped the infant\u2019s body in an open well.<\/p>\n

Chirume is also accused of stealing a cellphone from the scene, which has not yet been recovered. However, police have recovered the kitchen knife believed to have been used in the murder of one of the victims.<\/p>\n

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