MBIRE, Zimbabwe — Police in Mashonaland Central have arrested a 22-year-old woman from Gonono Village under Chief Matsiwo in Mbire, following a horrific incident where she allegedly abandoned her newborn baby in the bush, leading to the infant being mutilated and devoured by a domestic dog. The suspect, identified as Soleen Vhinyu, has since been formally charged with infanticide under Section 52 of Zimbabwe’s Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].