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Zimbabwean Family Seeks Closure After Death Of Child Struck By US Diplomat

8 months agoMon, 05 Aug 2024 09:26:57 GMT
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Zimbabwean Family Seeks Closure After Death Of Child Struck By US Diplomat

The family of a primary school girl in Dema, a few kilometres from Chitungwiza, who was run over and killed by a top United States diplomat in June 2024, is still heartbroken and seeking closure.

Gogo Beaular Machingura (63), the victim’s grandmother, told The Herald that she is still struggling to eat after losing her granddaughter Ruvarashe Takamhanya.

The 11-year-old girl was fatally injured when she was run over by the vehicle of Eric Kimpton, the Second Secretary at the US Embassy, on June 3 around 10 AM while on her way to school.

Gogo Machingura recounted that on the fateful day, they both left their village home in Masiiwa Village in Dema around 10 AM and separated at the gate, with Ruvarashe taking her route to Marikopo Primary School while the grandmother headed to Ward Centre where she was teaching Early Childhood Development courses. Said Gogo Machingura:

When she had travelled about 10 metres, she waved me goodbye… I was simply told that my granddaughter had been hit, alive but badly injured.

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When she arrived at the scene, the alleged killer had already left the place and the child was dead. She said:

My granddaughter had already died, and the alleged killer had reportedly left to report the case to the police, we have never seen his face up to date.

Although the US diplomat reportedly contributed towards the expenses for the child’s burial, the family is seeking some form of compensation.

Gogo Machingura expressed their hope that the alleged killer would come to see where the child was buried and make compensation arrangements.

However, she said he simply sent two representatives, and the family has not heard anything further from him or the representatives since the burial.

Ruvarashe’s biological father, Silvester Takamhanya, who spoke with The Herald over the phone, said that the family needs to find closure in this tragic incident. He said:

I am not demanding much, but the killer should understand that this child had her own dreams.

She had a bright future and had promised her grandmother that once she got a job, she would buy her a house in Borrowdale, and she had promised me a house in Mt Pleasant, and her mother had been promised a house in Marlborough.

It all shows that our child had big plans for us, so they should at least do something so that we can feel better.

Kimpton, under the shield of diplomatic immunity, left the country with his family for the United States, saying he was traumatised and needed to get counselling services.

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32 Comments

Mr JP van · 8 months ago
izvi zvinorwadza zvakaitika kohazvina kusvika pasocial media ya prezdent here nokuti zvandirwadza
Madam like · 8 months ago
Shame . Vanhu utsinye .
Need Info · 8 months ago
due to diplomatic immunity that is the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations adopted on 1961 he is protected. Let's go back a few years when Grace Mugabe assaulted the young lady dating her son Robert Jr. She was not arrested because of her diplomatic immunity. however, chikaranga ndoma 1000. vachaitsvaga mhuri iyi nerimwe gore
Ngwerume · 8 months ago
Ruvarashe left a wound in us that will never heal.She was together with my daughters going to school when this happened.May the diplomat do something for Ruvarashes’grandmother .Compansation of some sort is fare .We are so grieved and frustrated by this incident
shadows · 8 months ago
these Americans take us for monkeys , and dogs. haasi kutomborwadziwa nekuti akatsika mnhu. they're racists. they don't care about blacks
Antman · 8 months ago
Imagine Passion Java did the same thing and nothing was done to him. The US said thry eill honor up they claim to have helped with burial and other expenses
👀👀 · 8 months ago
diplomat ngaazadzikise zvaida kuitwa nemwana kunambuya nrkuna baba vake period,a house in borrowdale and in mount pleasant
chief · 8 months ago
Tambimbirai tsaona mwari ndiye mutongi
insulted · 8 months ago
his man ran away from zim nekuti anoziva the state of zim prisons, so he escapes to go to quality prisons or not even enter prisons. all this i just want to ask kuti when the crime happened, were was our police force and our roadblock, kuairport were was security and military, CIOs and lastly the high and mighty american democratic and just imperials who received this criminal/ murderer with open arms,were were they looking? corruption and crime pays and no justice for the poor
🧐 🤔 🤨 🙄 🤪 · 8 months ago
Diplomat had said to make a return but was no show
Anonymous · 8 months ago
This was a tragic accident.
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Yes compensation is needed,no matter what. The kid had future plans which wanted to be achieved and was determined. So he must come and an agreement must be reached. Simple.
Anonymous · 8 months ago
And also go to court to answer to his action.
Sorry · 8 months ago
Zvinorwadza shuwa kurasikirwa nemwana. But I feel this issue is being used for political milage, accidents do happen and this is one of the sad cases. Kutongozvigamuchira kuti zvakaitika is the only way to go.
Sorry · 8 months ago
Absolutely 💯
𝐧𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐮 · 8 months ago
𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐤𝐰𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐮𝐲𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐤𝐮𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐚𝐤𝐨
nhubu · 8 months ago
Fonerai baba vacho
🧐 🤔 🤨 🙄 🤪 · 8 months ago
Hakuna chakaipa Kurasikirwa ne mwana zvino rwadza zvikuru worse from an opponent wema sanctions uyu so to have peace settlement of the matter the child had her dream of buying uptown houses for parents and grandparent, parents too had dreams for their child, and we too citizens had too a dream for the family, and oucase would simply be remove sanctions even for the Presidium so that tiwane wo shared condolences Our president loves his people as well that is why he'd give treats to any gatherings so he too is affected with such bullying the Americans have over his people, Hezvo he's never seen even at a child's funeral even it meant to say that he needed rehab but counselling will always wait for you
...,. · 8 months ago
diplomatic immunity is real, it exists and is not a shield. whoever is advising the family should give them the right information. I hope the advisor(s) are not looking at a cut in the form of the two houses from the plush suburbs
Corruptmore Looto · 8 months ago
KoHerald inodii kunyorawo nyaya dzevanhu vakaraiwa neZanu. Their families are still hurting as the culprits are still walking around scot free
blaze · 8 months ago
So sad Ma Americans should do something at least to show kut they are sorry not hide behind chidiplomatic immunity icho
🧐 🤔 🤨 🙄 🤪 · 8 months ago
Kukura kwese koita diplomatic official you can't step into ma priorities se dunga munhu, you tell me you can't be that sorry for that mishap, Izvi ndizvo zvoitwa ne LBGTQI chete izvo, no emotions, nothing, He should have stepped up ku chema uku to show emotions
Zid · 8 months ago
it's a pity an so sad but even bread winners are killed everyday in road accidents no one is compernsated it's the laws that's not supportive
Si**** · 8 months ago
Hama dzemufi chakudiwa kugamuchira mozvipa kuna iwo Mwari.
???? · 8 months ago
@ sadc izvi zvingori zvishuviro zvaiitwa nemwana sekuti tese as we grew up taitoti when I grow up I want to do this this and that they're not actually saying kuti vanodzida dzese dzimba idzo kungotaurawo zvaive zvishuviro zvemwana asi vakagara pasi vese panobuda nechibvumirano
Legend · 8 months ago
3 houses asi she wanted to be a zanu
???? · 8 months ago
zvokwadi ngaaite something coz at 11 unenge uchitotarisira zvakawanda pamwana wako muneremangwana kuuraya chaiko muchivanhu chedu munotoripa saka burying only is not enough kana achitya ngatumire ma representative sezvaakaita pa burial
Sadc · 8 months ago
"We want nothing much.... Ah house in borrwdale a house in Mt pleasent a house in marlborourg..." And l quote
💙💙Blue 🔵cyclone 🌀🌀 · 8 months ago
vabereki vanenge varikutoda dzimba zvesure
· 8 months ago
iiiii manyanya

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