A TEEN mother of one from Bulawayo secretly gave birth, allegedly strangled the baby and stashed the body in a bucket. Linda Ncube (19) from Gwabalanda suburb allegedly loaded stones into the bucket, on top of the body, covered it with a blanket and kept it outside the house.

Residents yesterday said Ncube disappeared from home on Monday after they asked her about her baby. Bulawayo Police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango confirmed the incident but could not give more details.

The relative said that no one realised Ncube was no longer pregnant as she used to cover herself with a blanket. She said Ncube had many boyfriends and she could have killed her baby because she did not know the father.