Chinhoyi teen stays in park with 11 months old baby

Walter Nyamukondiwa
Mashonaland West Bureau Chief
A 17-year-old teenager whose 11 months old baby has a disability is appealing for assistance after her husband abandoned them.
Shortly after her husband left, his sister chased Ms Ruvarashe Nebiri away from home.
The teenager has been staying in a Chinhoyi park for more than three weeks.
Ms Nebiri said she has no relatives to help her out.

She is appealing for shelter, food and the opportunity to work.
Her daughter was born with a spinal cord complication and requires regular physiotherapy.
The baby’s father, Mr Bright Murwira, allegedly disowned her because of this.
“Bright left claiming to be going to work but I later discovered from his relatives, including his sister, that he had run away,” said Ms Nebiri.
“They say the child is not his since there is no history of disability in their family.”
“Since the end of December when I was chased away from home, I have been staying in the park,” she said.
“I spend the day in the park and at night l go to the verandah of a fast-food outlet to sleep. I have been struggling to feed the baby.”