*Mentally challenged woman attempts to kill son in Bulawayo* Also Read Below: *Bulawayo man (22) kidnaps, beds minor* https://chat.whatsapp.com/ByaUqWcvaJc2HV53RXYZVx Bulawayo police acting spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele A 41-YEAR-OLD mentally-challenged woman from Emganwini high-density suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested on charges of attempting to kill her son. Bulawayo police acting spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the incident. "On February 5 at 4pm, the complainant's aunt, (64) of Emganwini, Bulawayo, received an anonymous call to the effect that the accused person who is the mother to the boy aged one year eight months was holding the boy by his legs, hitting him against the ground and kicking him on the face. The little boy sustained a swollen eye and a fractured skull," Msebele said. She said a police report was made leading to the arrest of the woman. The child was taken to Mpilo Central Hospital where he was admitted. "Investigations revealed that the accused person is said to be abusing drugs and is mentally unstable," Msebele said. She appealed to members of the public with mentally unstable relatives to monitor them and also provide support to ensure their well-being and the welfare of their children are catered for. Southern Eye *Bulawayo man (22) kidnaps, beds minor* A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, faces statutory rape and kidnap charges. He is alleged to have been intimate with a 13-year-old girl whom he claimed was his girlfriend. The suspect Clinton Kabvumbura (22) appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Shepherd Mjanja to answer to a charge of sleeping with a minor and kidnapping. He pleaded not guilty claiming they were in a relationship. “The complaint and I agreed to be intimate and she had told me that she is 19 years old,” he told the court. He was remanded in custody to February 24. The court was told that on January 1, Kabvumbura went to the girl's residence and took her without the consent of her guardian. The court heard that he went with the minor to a lodge and booked a room where they became intimate without protection. The matter came to light when she told her aunt. The aunt filed a police report leading to the man’s arrest. Southern Eye 👁️