Farai Dziva|In a bizarre and shocking incident, a Zaka man strangled his one-year-old son to death following an argument with his wife over the child’s paternity.

According to Chronicle, Edson Jere (24) of Machele Village under Chief Nhema choked the child, Anesu Mudombi when his wife, Martha Mudombi (24) had gone to fetch water around 11 AM last week on Thursday.

Police in Masvingo also confirmed the incident.

“I can confirm that we have received a report of murder involving a one-year-old boy. The boy was allegedly strangled by his father.

The suspect allegedly claimed that their son had an epileptic attack.

The mother touched Anesu to check if he was still breathing and discovered that he was unconscious.

Reports suggest that a police report was made and the body was then taken to Musiso Mission Hospital mortuary for postmortem and results showed that the child had died as a result of strangulation,” Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Charity Mazhula told Chronicle.