Zimbabwe Police Officer Kills Baby While Assaulting Mother With Baton Stick

Zimbabwe Police Officer Allegedly Kills Baby While Assaulting Mother. We have since learned that the incident occured in Harare on Monday. In a horrific turn of events, a Zimbabwe Republic Police Officer is alleged to have killed a toddler when he was attacking the mother with a button stick on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe Police Officer Allegedly Kills Baby While Assaulting Mother

UPDATE: An earlier version of this article erroneously stated that the incident happened in Bindura on Tuesday. We have since learned that the incident occured in Harare on Monday. We apologise sincerely for the error.

In a horrific turn of events, a Zimbabwe Republic Police Officer is alleged to have killed a toddler when he was attacking the mother with a button stick on Tuesday. The overzealous police officer is alleged to have struck the toddler who was strapped to his mother’s back with his truncheon. The baby who is reported to be 9-months-old is alleged to have died instantly, following injuries sustained in the attack

The sad incident is reported to have occured on Monday before the first day of the 30-day national lockdown which was imposed by the government in an attempt to curb the spread of the second wave of Covid-19.

A video is going viral on social media which shows the grieving mother holding the dead baby in one hand while holding the police officer in the other. The police officer appears to be trying to free himself from her grip, while a crowd has gathered, ostensibly to effect a citizen’s arrest on the overzealous police officer.

Below is the video of the police officer and the grieving mother which is making rounds on social media.

Social media users have expressed outrage at the callous killing of the innocent baby, and have made their feelings on the matter known.

Below are some of the reactions from Zimbabwe social media users,

At the time of publishing, the authorities were yet to speak on the matter.

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