Killer Maid Says I Only Forgot Baby In Drawer
26 February 2015
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THE maid who wrapped a 10-month-old baby in a blanket and stashed him in a drawer for making “too much” noise yesterday told the court that she got engrossed in an “exciting” African movie and forgot that she had put the toddler in a drawer.
Violet Moyo, 22, of Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park, who was pregnant when she allegedly committed the crime, yesterday took to the witness stand blaming her two-month old pregnancy for her action.
She told the court that on that particular day she was feeling “moody” and was irritated by the toddler’s cries.
“During that time I was two-months pregnant such that on that particular day I was feeling moody and didn’t even want to see the baby. I tried to calm the baby but he continued crying and that worsened my condition such that I felt so irritated. The only thing that came to my mind was to muffle the baby through putting him in a drawer so that he could cry until he slept,” said Moyo.
“My intention wasn’t to kill the baby, but to get him to sleep, but sadly I got too preoccupied with the movie and forgot about the baby. I’m a rural girl who loves watching movies since where I grew up there was no television,” she said.
Moyo also told the court that the baby was disturbing her from doing other household chores.
“I wanted to do other duties and finish early so that I could travel to my rural home in Plumtree, but the baby kept disturbing me. I really want to apologise to the parents of the baby because it wasn’t my intention to kill him,” she said.
Moyo’s evidence corroborated with that of Faith Natasha Mlalazi, a state witness, who testified on Tuesday. Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Lawrence Kamocha remanded Moyo to today for judgment.
Prosecuting, Angeline Munyeriwa said on February 1 shortly after 7AM, Moyo was left in custody of Ethan Muthabisi Phiri, a 10-month-old child by his parents. The court heard that Moyo fed the baby before she went to the bedroom and put the baby to sleep.
“After about five hours, the baby woke up and started crying and Moyo tried to calm him but her efforts were in vain,” said Munyeriwa.
Incensed by the baby’s cries, the court heard that Moyo allegedly wrapped the baby in a blanket and put him in a drawer and closed it, leaving the baby to suffocate.
Moyo allegedly went to the lounge where she switched on the television and started watching movies on television.
The baby suffocated and after about three hours Moyo reportedly went back to check on the baby. The court heard that Moyo, in a terrified voice, informed neighbours and lied to them that the baby had fallen off the bed.
Moyo, who claimed that she was possessed by an evil spirit, confessed in her police warned and cautioned statement that she was responsible for the baby’s death.
Moyo through her lawyer, Prayer Muzvuzvu of Muzvuzvu and Mguni Law, told the court that it was not her intention to kill the baby.
The child minder told the court that she intended to stifle the baby’s cries so that he would not attract the attention of neighbours fearing that they would report her to her employers. chronicle

6 Replies to “Killer Maid Says I Only Forgot Baby In Drawer”

  1. This is satanic ndatyiswa nazvo. Iwe une nhumbu wotadza kunzwa spirit of motherhood. Wako akanzarwo unonzwa sei?

  2. This is satanic ndatyiswa nazvo. Iwe une nhumbu wotadza kunzwa spirit of motherhood. Wako akanzarwo unonzwa sei?

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