A 20-year-old man from Moyo Chiefdom in Pemba District has been arrested after being on the run for allegedly causing the death of his 1-year-3-month-old stepdaughter through sexual assault.

The suspect was detained by community members in the Bampu area on 19 November 2025 around 05:00 hours and later handed over to police.

The incident came to light on 15 November when the child’s 20-year-old mother reported to Mbabala Police Post in Choma, expressing suspicion that her husband had murdered her daughter.

According to police findings, the mother had left the child in the care of her stepfather on the morning of 14 November while she attended to business errands. When she returned, she found the child unresponsive inside the house, and the suspect had disappeared from the scene.

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