By A Correspondent- An 18 year old teenager from Mberengwa has been dragged to court after she dumped her seven-month-old baby in a bush following a misunderstanding with her husband.

Charity Mpofu of Clinton Mine in Mberengwa pleaded guilty to the charge when she appeared before Mberengwa magistrate Evia Matura.

In mitigation, Mpofu told the court that her husband Farai Charamba had refused to take care of her and the baby and she decided to dump the infant as she had no means of taking care of the baby.

“Your worship, I acted out of anger and desperation as my husband had refused to take care of me and the baby. Out of desperation, I dumped the baby in the bush hoping that she will be picked up by someone who will take care of her,” she said.

Matura sentenced Mpofu to 120 days in prison, which were wholly suspended on condition she does not commit a similar offence in the next five years.

The State presented that on December 28, 2020 at around 2pm, Mpofu had a misunderstanding with her husband Charamba.

After the disagreement, Charamba left Mpofu with the child at home and went to a bar. Mpofu then went to a nearby bush where she dumped the baby.

The baby was found by passersby at around 3pm and was taken to a police station where a report was made.

Faith Mwale represented the State.