Pauline Maganga (23 years old) from Gokwe uyo akatengesa mwana mucheche kuSouth Africa for R25 000 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for human trafficking.
Pauline who was pregnant, in South Africa, akasangana nemukadzi anonzi Janet Marimo paWhatsApp group vakawirirana kutengesa mwana for R25 000. Only 2 days after giving birth, Pauline akapa Janet Marimo mwana neClinic card.
Pauline received part of the payment and the two agreed to feed the baby as Janet Marimo waited for the baby’s birth record.
She, however, failed to obtain the birth record.
Janet Marimo left Johannesburg for Port Elizabeth, with the baby and booked the bus using Pauline’s name, to avoid being intercepted by the police.
The two women remained in touch as they needed the birth record for the baby by October 29 to process travel documents as the child was meant to be taken to Australia.
After failing to secure the baby’s documents, Janet Marimo smuggled the baby to Zimbabwe.
She was arrested in Waterfalls, Harare, on November 27 following a tip-off.
After hearing of Janet Marimo’s arrest, Pauline travelled to Zimbabwe on December 12 to claim her child.
Investigations revealed that she had declared her child dead a few days after delivery.
A DNA test was conducted and proved that she was the child’s bilogical mother leading to her arrest.
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