Girl, 10, is mauled to death by a lion in front of her aunt in Zimbabwe


A ten-year-old girl has been mauled to death by a lion in front of her aunt in Zimbabwe.

Mitchell Mucheni had gone behind a hut for a wee at 7pm on Saturday when the beast pounced on her.

Her aunt Mawonei Muchacha watched helplessly as her niece was dragged 300m by the lion in a brutal attack.

The girl was attacked by a lion in Zimbabwe after she went for a wee round the back of a hut (file photo)
The girl was attacked by a lion in Zimbabwe after she went for a wee round the back of a hut (file photo)

The girl had told her aunt she needed to go to the toilet, so while she nipped around the back of the hut, Ms Muchacha, 34, waited at the front.

Having been waiting several minutes, she got worried about her niece and walked around the building to see what was taking so long.

Assistant Inspector Kudakwashe Dehwa told the Chronicle: 'We have received reports of a sudden death.

'A lion killed a 10-year-old girl from Chiredzi.

'The girl had gone behind their house during the night to relieve herself when she met her fate.

'She was allegedly attacked and her body dragged for 300m before the lion disappeared.'

Game park rangers and the horrified relative teamed up and used torches to find the girl.

Her body was found in the bush, some 300m away from the house.

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