A vigilant Hurungwe community has led to the arrest of a 43-year-old woman who concealed the birth of twin infants, whose bodies were later discovered buried in a shallow grave near her homestead.
Angela Madzvimbo (43), of Hurungwe, was convicted and sentenced by the Karoi Magistrates’ Court for concealing the birth of twin infants.
Court records state that on 2 January 2026, the accused left her homestead in the morning while heavily pregnant, claiming she was going to look for mushrooms in a nearby bush.
She later returned at around 1400 hours no longer pregnant, a development that immediately aroused suspicion among villagers.
Upon inquiry by the village head and community members, the accused admitted that she had given birth to stillborn twins and had buried the bodies close to her homestead without reporting the matter to any medical or law enforcement authorities.
The infants’ bodies were later exhumed and taken to hospital for post-mortem examinations, according to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
Madzvimbo was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, of which three months were suspended.
The remaining three months were suspended on condition that she completes 105 hours of community service.
“The law requires all births and deaths to be formally reported, regardless of whether the infants are born alive or stillborn. Failure to follow prescribed legal and medical procedures constitutes a criminal offence,” the NPA stated.
