{"id":3919,"date":"2024-08-22T08:03:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T08:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=3919"},"modified":"2024-08-22T08:03:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T08:03:18","slug":"mentally-challenged-man-arrested-for-killing-two-burning-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=3919","title":{"rendered":"Mentally Challenged Man Arrested for Killing Two, Burning Bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Crimes and Court Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A mentally challenged suspect, Trust Sithole Chivhunze, has been arrested by police in Chipinge for allegedly killing a 70-year-old grandmother, Sophia Sithole, and her 4-year-old granddaughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a police statement, the incident occurred on August 18, 2024, at Manyanya Village, Mutema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The victims were found dead after a hut they were in was set on fire. Sophia Sithole was burnt beyond recognition, while her granddaughter was found with a fractured skull,&#8221; the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police spokesperson: &#8220;We are investigating a case of murder and arson. The suspect, Trust Sithole Chivhunze, is believed to be mentally challenged and is currently in custody.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A village neighbor said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are shocked and saddened by this tragic incident. The grandmother and her granddaughter were well-known and loved in our community.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police are still investigating the motive behind the killings and the fire. The suspect&#8217;s mental health will also be evaluated as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Chipinge Police Officerin an interview said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>: &#8220;We urge anyone with information about this case to come forward and assist us in our investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crimes and Court Correspondent A mentally challenged suspect, Trust Sithole Chivhunze, has been arrested by police in Chipinge for allegedly killing a 70-year-old grandmother, Sophia Sithole, and her 4-year-old granddaughter.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3919"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3921,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3919\/revisions\/3921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}