Boy (17) kills girl (6)
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Police capBy CHILA NAMAIKO –

A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl of Pemba District in Southern Province has been killed by a 17-year-old boy who struck her with a stick on the head for allegedly insulting him.
Upon realising that the girl, Cynthia Mudenda, of Hamalambo Village in Chief Hamaundu’s area had fainted, the suspect Augustine Mulele attempted to burn her.
Mulele, a cattle herder, of the same village, allegedly quarreled with Cynthia on Friday.
Southern Province assistant police chief, Kashif Mphande said Cynthia went missing on Friday last week.
The deceased was only discovered dead with a swollen head the following day in a nearby bush about 200 metres from her parent’s home.
The matter was later reported to police by the father, Gideon Mudenda.
Mr Mphande said police instituted investigations leading to the apprehending of Mulele who told the officers that he got incensed after the girl allegedly insulted him.
“When the boy was interrogated by police, he revealed that the deceased had insulted him and he later picked a stick and hit her on the head and she died on the spot,” Mr Mphande said.
The juvenile told the officers that he picked the body and hid it in the nearby bush and went back to continue herding cattle.
Mr Mphande said that the boy was apprehended and would be charged with murder.

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