By Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo|A Bikita man has left the local community shell shocked after brutally killing his son for farting .
In a cold blooded murder incident, Solomon Musaengana of Musaengana village stunned local villagers after bashing his grade 7 son over farting.
According to a police report the incident happened last Sunday night when his son Munyaradzi farted in the kitchen sending his father into a fit of rage.
Narrating the sad ordeal a relative to the family said Musaengana charged at the child and killed him by crashing his head against a rock outside their hut.
“Munyaradzi had just returned from herding cattle so his mother gave him sadza to eat and he farted in the process.Her mother chased her out of the kitchen and Musaengana followed him, caught the boy and crashed his head against the rock.Musaengana continued to assault the boy with a whip until he collapsed and died instantly ,” said the relative.
Musaengana who has since been arrested claimed he wanted to teach his son conventional rules of social behaviour.
Musaengana ‘s wife screamed for help as her enstranged husband brutally killed their son.By the time local villagers arrived Munyaradzi was already dead.
Kraal head Musaengana said the incident was attributed to demonic possession.
“We are still in a state of shock and I strongly believe the incident happened as a result of demonic influence,” he said.
The police here have also expressed concern over the increase of murder cases across the province .