Father kills daughter, confesses burying in shallow grave at his garden!
Father kills daughter, confesses burying in shallow grave at his garden!
A 10-year-old girl in Chieftainess Mwanjabanthu of Petauke District has been brutally beaten to death by her own father, who then buried her in a shallow grave in his garden.
It is alleged that Amon Phiri reportedly beat his daughter, Norith Phiri, to death on August 13 after she repeatedly left home for sleep overs without any permission.
According to Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba, the girl had been brought back home twice by concerned villagers after wandering off.
Enraged, Phiri brutally assaulted her with a stick until she could no longer speak.
After briefly leaving to buy newspapers for smoking cigarettes, he returned to find his daughter struggling to breathe.
She later died and Phiri allegedly threatened his wife, Ruth Mumba, not to report the incident.
In an attempt to cover up the crime, Phiri carried his daughter’s body nearly a kilometer away and buried her in his garden. He then falsely claimed she had gone missing.
The truth came to light when an informant alerted the police, leading to Phiri’s arrest.
During interrogation, he confessed and led officers to the shallow grave where his daughter in a semi-decomposed body was exhumed.
The grave has been mark for further investigations while the suspect has been arrested.
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