A BULAWAYO woman who allegedly killed her four-year old niece and buried the body in the yard of her rented home appeared in court yesterday.

Gladys Sibanda (42), a mother of four from Pumula South suburb, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr Tinashe Tashaya facing a murder charge in connection with the death of Thandeka Moyo last year on December 9.

She was remanded in custody to June 2 and advised to apply to the High Court for bail.

Police exhumed the body on Monday after Sibanda allegedly gave conflicting statements about her niece’s whereabouts. An unidentified man from the suburb – who has since also been arrested – allegedly assisted Sibanda to conceal the crime.

However, the man did not appear in court yesterday.

In her warned and cautioned statement, Sibanda admitted that she killed her niece, but did not state the motive behind the alleged murder.