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

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

• Mitchell Mucheni had gone behind hut for a wee at 7pm on Saturday in the bush
• Her aunt Mawonei Muchacha waited around the front of the hut for her to finish
• When the 10-year-old didn't re-emerge for several minutes she went to inspect
• She watched helplessly as her niece was dragged 300m by the lion in an attack

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 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.


It was only then she saw Michell Mucheni being pulled along by the beast who had her in its mouth.

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.