By A Correspondent| A 17 year old juvenile from Makoni is in trouble with the law after he allegedly poisoned his one-year-old son following a domestic dispute with his wife.

The father, who cannot be named since he is a minor, allegedly injected a poisonous tobacco chemical into his son’s body using a syringe.

Manicaland police spokesperson Inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident.

“The juvenile wife aged 15 came back from the river and found her son with froth coming out of his mouth. She rushed him to Rusape District Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival,” he said.

The father was subsequently arrested and he confessed to administering the posion.

“We are urging members of the public to seek professional counseling when faced with pressing domestic issues than solving the issues on their own,” he said.

-ManicaPost