ZIMBABWE – A 10-year-old girl has reportedly been attacked and killed by a lion outside her house in the south east of the country.
The tragedy occurred in the wildlife-rich Chiredzi district.
Mitchell Mucheni had stepped outside her family’s hut to relieve herself in the middle of the night.
When she didn’t return, her aunt when to find her, and saw her body being dragged away by a lion.
The state-run Chronicle reports that her aunt used a torch to follow a trail of blood to find the girl’s body.
There have been occasional reports of fatal lion attacks on humans in the country over the past few years.
Chiredzi, where this latest tragedy occurred, is close to Gonarezhou National Park.
more recommended stories
Zimbabwe finds first omicron case after announcing quarantineZimbabwe has identified its first case.
-
SA president Cyril Ramaphosa chides African states for Covid travel bans
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has.
-
BA to resume South Africa flights after mounting political pressure
JOHANNESBURG – After mounting political pressure.
-
New Covid Variant From Southern Africa; calls for travel bans
South Africa and a number of.
-
Citizen initiative to buy Zimbabwe opposition leader Chamisa armoured car raises US$84,000
BULAWAYO – A citizen-led initiative to.
-
SA President Ramaphosa says ANC’s poor election performance is a lesson
President Cyril Ramaphosa says as much.
-
Sudan’s Hamdok says he returned to safeguard economic gains
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said.
-
Kenya to deny state services to unvaccinated people
The Kenyan government plans to introduce.
