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Rituals, money behind surge in child murders
PEOPLE’S love for money has dragged them into the murky world of ritual murders, juju and superstition, cementing the old adage that money is indeed the root of all evil.
While Zimbabwe is largely a Christian community, a recent surge in murders of young children has left many shell-shocked.
Every year, a number of children die due to a variety of circumstances, including diseases and accidents, among other natural causes, but evidence from the past few weeks has shown that human beings have become the biggest menace.
Death of any child is tragic and traumatic to family and society at large, especially when he or she dies suddenly and unexpectedly, with the perpetrators doing it for money or other ritual reasons.