![]() ![]() The 15-year-old’s death caused widespread outrage from Zimbabweans and the international community, with girls’ rights organisations calling for quick action to protect teenage girls from sexual predators. “Investigations are in progress with a view of unravelling all the facts in this case,” read a police statement seen by the Guardian. The police also said this week that the teenager’s name was not Memory, as had been previously reported. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed that Anna died on 15 July and was buried at a shrine in the rural area of Marange, in eastern Zimbabwe. The girl’s parents, Edmore Machaya and Shy Mabika, have been charged with obstructing justice and falsifying identification documents to conceal their daughter’s age. Hatirarami Momberume, 26, has been charged with raping Anna Machaya, whose death provoked outrage in the country and was condemned by the UN. ![]() Zimbabwean police have charged a man after a 15-year-old girl died while giving birth at a church shrine last month. ![]()
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