A Zimbabwe Republic Police Officer has landed in trouble after he 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 Zimbabwe 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.
Vanehama mapurisa udzai hama dzenyu dziite dzungu shoma please.
A police officer in Bindura arova mukadzi nemboma,akabva auraya mwana anga ari kumusana.@PoliceZimbabwe who said people should be beaten, can't you take people to the station
This is bad💔💔 pic.twitter.com/UTVAUxsUXW— Alice Tsungu (@TsunguAlice) January 5, 2021
