GIRL EATER OF LESOTHO

(Chapter 1)

THE MISSING CHILD

   Kum 1897 lai vela Dark continent a thilthleng rapthlak ber pawl a sawi a ni.Mi tam tak tahna leh hathialna thlentu, hmeichhe naupang pawisawilo tam tak thisen luan ral tirtu leh mipui ti ralti em em thintu,'Girl Eater' antih hial thin chanchin hi ilo hre tawh ngai em?

He pa rawva tak chetdan kan sawi tak tak hmain,a chêtna ram tereuhte Lesotho ram chanchin hi tlem sawi hmasa lawk ila.


Lesotho ram hi dark continent chhim tawp S.Africa hual vel chhung a awm a ni a,30355 sq.kms a zau niin mihring nuaih 18 vel an cheng a ni.A ram hi tlangram a ni a,tlang hmingthang tak pahnih Aux sources leh Ntlenyana ten ankar cheh a,feets sangthum chuang ve ve anni a.Tin,a ram leilung fate ei hmuhna leh an chhawr tangkai em em mai lui hmingthang tak mai 'Little vall' antih chu hmar lam atangin chhim lam hawiin aluang tlang ruah bawk a ni.

An ram khawpui ber chu Maseru a ni a,hmun dang aiin mihring cheng pawh an bit zawk hle a,hei vang hian misual pawh man mai an harsa thin a ni.An pawisa hi anmahni tawng Loti anti a,tlangrammi te chuan anmahni tawng an hman uar em em laiin khawpuiah chuan English an hmang nasa hle thung a ni.

Ni 17th.June.1897,zing chanchinbu chhuakah chuan,Hmeichhe naupang kum 15 mi,Nthabiseng Lineo,a bo leh tak thute, naupang pasarih lai mai an bona anih tawh thute,Chumi avanga mipui thinrimin sorkar an demna nasat zia tawh thute leh politics inchirh thehna chi hrang hrangte chu an ziak kur ngei nguai a.

An Misual khawi chuan,Police leh hnu chhuitute lu ati hai hle a ni,angaihna tak leh han chhui ṭan mai dan tur an bangbo thei hle a,khawpui lian lutuk nilo mahsela mihring an bitin misual ber lah hi a fimkhur in a fing em em mai bawk nen an man hlei theilo a ni.

Mipui chuan an sorkar chu Chaklo,hma la duhlo tiin an dem nasa tawh a,police lam pawh an hawi sang vak ngamlo a ni.Misual pawh man theilo, Venghimtu kan mamawhlo tiin Police te pawh tharum hmangin an nawr ut ut tawh mai a,buaina chu a chhuak ta fo mai a ni,hemi avang hian Officer pakhat pawh na takin a hliam phah tawh nghe nghe a.

Police ho chuan heng hmeichhe tleirawl bote hi rukbo ngei tih chu an hria a;Mahse,engvanga rubo nge annih chu an sawi chiang fak thei bawk silo; Suah sual hurherh vang hrim hrim a heng thilte hi ti ni a ngai pawl pawh tam tak an awmve bawk a.A engapawhnise an bangbo tlang hle tih tichiangtu mai mai a ni.

Sorkar leh mipui lam angaihna hrelo leh ralti tak a an hawi hrek hrek lai chuan Khubelu thlêr pakhat a building lian leh hlui tawh tak basement chhung rilah chuan hmeichhe pakhat chu hlau leh thlabâr em em in a tap hlawp hlawp thung a.

Chu hmeichhe tleirawl chu tudang nilovin mibo hnuhnung ber Lineo kha a ni a, Lineo  chuan a awmna chu khawi hmun nge engtia awm nge anih pawh a hrelo reng reng a,Ban pakhatah chuan chè sawn theilo tura phuar beh a,mit tuam sak tlat pawh nimahse a awmna chu hmun tawp tak chu niin a hrelova,room chhung rimtui chem chem pawh chu a hre thei a ni,chu chuan tlemin a hlauhna pawh chu ati ziawm deuh a.!

Room kawngka inhawng ri niawm tak a hria a,room chhung pawh chu a êng nghal uar bawk a.Mutna pindan lian tak mai hi alo ni a.Lo lût tharpa chuan Lineo hmeichhe naupang khawngaihthlak tak mai chu muangchangin apan phei thum thum a,a hmelchhe sawrbawl ṭuk  mai chu aner nung mai bawk a,a hlim hle tih erawh a hmelah chuan a hriat theih a ni.

Lineo chuan hlauva îp chawih chawih chungin enge lothleng zel dawn chu alo nghak rân a,a thaw dep dep a,ke pen ri ṭhep ṭhep chuan alo hnaih phei zel a,a hmaah tak chuan ading ta chat mai a.Tu emaw chuan ataksa chu a rawn chûlta thuak thuak a,Hmeichhe naupang chuan a hlau em em a,a tap zawih zawih ringawt mai a ni,a khur nasa lutuk chuan a khup chu a khawng dawt dawt a,bengchhenglo tura vau beh tlat a nih avangin a au chhuak ngam bawk silo,au ta tehreng pawhnise lo hria an awm kher awmlo ve.Hrehawm ti takin thil lo thleng  chu a thlir liam ve ta hle hle ringawt mai a ni.

Muangchangin,misualpa chuan a mit tuamna chu aphelh saka,an êng chhit avang chuan Lineo,hmeichhe naupang duhawm tak mai chu a meng sèt sèt thei chauhva.A hmaa lo ding palian zet maiin ît hmel taka alo nuih sûng a hmuh tak phut ah erawh arâp hle a,a ṭe ta ṭhawt mai a ni.Marcus Thabo,an veng sa zuar pa, hausa tak mai kha alo ni reng mai a.Lineo chuan a hlau zual ta tulh tulh a,a hma aia uarin a han ṭap ringawt a,awmzia a awm der silo !

Marcus Thabo chu phur ta thut ang maiin a che ta buan buan mai a,dimna tel miahlo in tleirawl khawngaih thlak  Lineo chu a sawngbawl ṭanta a.A Ti tuai nalh leh mam tak mai chu it tak maiin a zut kual dun dun reng a,a hnute leh kap lamte chu a chûl sak thuak thuak bawk a,Lineo chuan ngawi rengin chung thil zawng zawngte chu a dawh hle hle ringawt tawh mai a ni.

Chutah Marcus chuan a mi man  Hmeichhe naupang chu hla deuh hlek atangin a thlir ta vung vung mai a,a chêtdan chu a rapawm zawk hle a,ransa a ang mah a ni!
Lineo chu tleirawl chhuak hlawt a ni bawk a,a taksa a mâm nalh hle a,a pumrua alianin a chhelo reuh bawksi a,a hnute kawh lah mai leh a malpui sei leh no hai maite chu mipa hrisellote awmti nuamlotu tak tur chu a ni rêng a ni.

A heh sen no chek mai,atahna avanga a mittui luangin a bual huh kiang maite chuan ati itawm zual hle a ni ang,Marcus pawh chu a awm hle hle rei thei chailo,uipa hur meibul ang maiin aphi ruai tawh mai a ni.

Lineo thâwk zawng a,a hnute pahnih kâng dát dát thinte chuan Marcus Thabo tisa châkna chu a chawktho tak zet tawh a ni.

(Chapter 2)

THE EVIL DEAD

Thabo chuan muang changlo takin Lineo silhfen chu a pawh ṭhiah sak ṭan ta a,saruak a Lineo ding zum reng chu a ît ngang a ni ang a pawm chûk chúk a,a pu lawk a,khum lamah chuan a phei puita vu vu a.


Khum dúp nuam leh zau tak maiah chuan tleirawl khawngaih thlak tak mai chu saruak ngalngat in a mut ta a.A duh ang anga a chinleh pawh chuan hmeichhe naupang chuan ngawi rengin a dawh hle hle ringawt a.

Lineo tleirawl khawngaih thlak tak mai chu lainatna tel hauhlo chuan mi nunrawng leh rapthlak tak Marcus Thabo chuan a duh tawk chuan a ching kual vel ta a.Reife chutianga a khawsak hnuah chuan Lineo bulah chuan a mu ve ta nghal a,chutiang chuan zankhuain a khawsak puita a ni,Hmeichhe naupang Lineo chuan nikhua pawh a hre mang tawhlo a,chau em em i a mu hlawm reng ringawt mai a ni.

Khawfîng a chat fel chauh tihah chuan Marcus chuan abula tleirawl chu a pu nawlh a,pawn lamah chuan a chhuah pui ta nul nul a,In bang chêp tak karah chuan luhpuiin thing kawngkhar lo awm hmasa ber chu a hawng chik tuarh tuarh a,a lut leh ta nghal a,room chhung chu a hanti êng a,Sa talhna hmun zau tak hi alo ni a.

Marcus chuan tleirawl khawngaih thlak tak mai chu dawhkan lian puiah chuan a nghat thla a,a dah ang ang chuan Lineo chu a mu hle hle a. A taksa ruangam mawi tak mai chu Thabo chuan a han chûl kual leh thuak thuak a.Chutah,enge maw zawng niawm takin a teikual ta sek a. Bang a hmanraw rapawm pui pui inkhai tlar tuarh te chu an inkhak ri sup sup mai bawk a.Thawm reh tak karah chuan a fiah hle a ni.


Room chhung chu a zauvin a êng tha hle mai a,thisen rimin a thang hum hum mai bawk a.Tukverh pakhatmah a awmloh avangin a thawpik hle a,fan hlui tawh tak pakhat chu room laitakah chuan a inkhai vir ve luap luap a,boruak erawh a vawng dai lutuk chuanglo !

Room chhungah chuan Dawhkan lian tak pakhat a awm a,room sir kilah chuan tuizem sawl lian tak mai a inhung ruau a,a khat dawn chuan Sa ningnawi chiah ralna tur niawm tak hydrocloric acid a awm li luau mai bawk a,a piah deuhah chuan sa dahthatna bawm lian pui pui a inhung tlar phei put a,Ran talhtute hmanraw mamawh ang chu chu room chhungah chuan a kim hle niin alang.

Thabo chuan tleirawl chu chemte hriam zet vilik zauh zauh pah chuan a pan hnai leh ta a,Chemte chuan Lineo hrawk hrui chu a chhah sak ta phut mai a.Thisen chu a chik hian a chik zuai zuai a,tleirawl lainat awm em em mai chu a khur ngawt ngawt a,chatuan a tho leh ngai tawhlo turin a zal hlen dawn ta a ni.

Marcus Thabo chuan Lineo lu chu a zai bung hmawk a,a bula basket ah chuan a dah a,tichuan,a bân leh a ke chu atan chhum leh a,basket ah bawk chuan a dah leh a,chutah basket chu khaiin Acid barrel ah chuan ava paih ta vek a.

Tichuan,Lineo vun chu a lip a,barrel-ah bawk ava paih leh a,alo lêt leh chuan a taksa la awm chhun chu a chan sawm ta vek a,polythene bag lian takah a khung khawm a,vûr bawm lian tak mai chhungah chuan a dah ta daih a.

Thil rapthlak tak tilo ang maiin Marcus Thabo chuan fai fuk rut rut pahin ran dangte chu atalh chhunzawm ta nghal a,ran sa leh mihring sa chu chawhpawlh in bazarah a zuarta thin a ni.

He pa rawva tak hi a hming chu Marcus Larvic Thabo ani a,Lesothian leh Albanian kara piang a ni a,kum 1882 atangin Lesotho ah chuan alût ve a.Atirah chuan thingtlang khuaah huan enkawlin a inhlawhfa thin a;mahse,huan leh Lo enkawl chu a tuina lam a nih loh avangin an khawpui Maseru ah chuan hna dang thawk a inhlawhfa zawk turin kum 1885,March 16th ah a insawn a.Hun engemaw ti chhung chu mi hnuaiah a thawk lawr a,kum 1886,23rd Sept. khan ama pualin Sa zawrhna dawr hi  a hawngve ta a,nupui fanau neilo leh pa invawng fel tak mai a nih avangin karloah a hausain a hmingthang ta phian mai a ni.

Kum 32 leka upa Marcus Thabo chu Maseru veng pakhat Khubelu bazar hmunah chuan In a lei a,dawr a hawng nghal bawk a,an vengah chuan sa zuar dang tih tham anla awmloh avangin a dawr chu alûn thei hle thin a ni.Car nalh leh manto tak tak nen a inchhawp thei hial a ni.Chuti khawpa neinung han tih tur chu nitawh mahse,a sual rawng bawl duh vang nge a sa zawrh hna chu a bansan duh reng reng chuanglo mai a ni!

Hetianga hmeichhe tleirawl thah a chîn tanna hi kum 1893 atang khan a ni a,a thah hmasak ber phei chu a thianpa,kohhran upa fanu,kum 13 lek a upa Rehebohile a ni a.A naupang thah hmasak ber hi chu tum lawkna pawh nei lem lova,remchang a hmuh avang a that ta mai a ni nghe nghe a,chumi ni chu 13th.May.1893 kha a ni a,a In a alo leng chu a that zuita mai niin Thabo hian a sawi a ni.

June ni 18,1897 a ni a,boruak thiang em em mai leh ralṭi em em mai si hnuaiah chuan mahni seh seh mual lamah tiin mipuite chu bazarah chuan an insul leh sup sup tawh a.

Marcus Thabo pawh a sa zawrhna dawrah sualna neilo ni awm tak, inthlahrun hmel tak si hian ni 17 chhuak chanchinbu chu ngawi rengin a chhiar nuap nuap reng a,a phek hmasa ber a,a hmeichhe tleirawl thah tak chanchin an ziah chu ngun takin a chhiar a,a kiai leh suk suk thin a,a khat tawkin a kut veilama a meizial bung zeh tut chu a fawp leh kûk kûk thin bawk a,a hmelah chuan inchhirna hmel reng reng alanglo a ni.Chutih lai tak chuan amah dawr tura lokal,pa ruakhau leh valai tak tur,mit meng fim tha tak leh sam dum tha tak lokal pawh chu alo hmu lawk lova!

A hma lawka adin takah chuan a hmu ta phut a,aphu deuh lek lek a.A chanchinbu chhiar lai chu dahin lo kal thar pa sa duhzawngte chu a pack zui sak ta mawlh mawlh zawk a,a customer pa chu hre awm pawhin a awmlo a,an inbe tamlo hle a ni.

(Chapter 3)

THE CONFESSION

Marcus Thabo sa dawr ami kher alo lei ta chu lungawiloh hmel takin sa leitu chuan a sa lei chu Khubelu chhim lampang tlangdung chu a pan pui ta zel a.Sa leitupa hmel chu a nelawm lohin a lungawiloh hmel hle mai a,Engvanga hmel nguai tak pu nge a nih? Tunlai an ram boruak rit tak chuan a delh ve zawk em ni ang? Chupa chu Lineo pa Moeketsi alo ni reng a,a fanu ruk bona avanga nunram chau tak anih avanga hmel ngui ta em em niin alang ber awm e!!


Anmahni lainattu, athian thate leh a chhungte thenkhat chu chawhlui buatsaih sak tuma sa pawh chu lei tam deuh alo ni a.
Tlai lam dar 3:00 a ni a,Pu Moeketsi -te In ah chuan mi engemaw zah chu sitting room lamah chuan an thukhawm a,chutih lai tak chuan Police officer Ben Tankiso leh a naute pahnih chu anlo lût ve mek bawk a.

Investigation antihna a, tanpui thei tur thil an hriat duh zawngte chu Inspector Ben chuan inthlahrung takin Pu Moeketsi leh midang awm ve te chu a zawt kual hlawm a.

Pu Moeketsi te choka lam atang chuan an awmpuinu,nu upa lam tawh tak Pi Anne-i chuan Pu Moeketsi chu arawn ko lauh lauh a,chuveleh,Moeketsi chu athova choka lam chu a pan nghal thuai a,anupui Pi Rosei pawh chuan a zui lût ve bawk a.
Pi Anne i chuan," Hei bawihtei ṭhi kha.. sa zingah hian ka chhar a.." tih pahin rangkachak a chher thi sîn tak mai chu thisen kai berh nuaihin alo khai lang va va a.

Pi Rosei chuan hmanhmawh takin anpa chu lehkhalhin, "Khawimaw ka lo enchiang ange,boihtei ṭhi a ni thei dawn em ni? A phelh ngai zen zen lo asin." tiin,ṭhi chu a han la a.Chutah, "Hetah hian engtinnge i chhar theih zawk?..ka fanu thi ngei chu a nih..ava mak em..!!" tiin a rak chul mai a,Police ho pawh chu an tlanlut ve nghal thuai a,thil awmdan an hriat chuan,dil chhût leh ngunthluk leh zualin ṭhi chungchang chu Pi Rosei chu anzawt ta zel a;A fanu in a bo ni khan a awrh ngei tih a hriat chian thute a sawi bawk a,An thil hriatthar chuan Police ho chu ati phûr thar sauh a,an hmelah chuan beiseina tam tak alang chhuak thei nghal a ni.

Inspector Ben chuan hmunpui lam a hriattir nghal a.Tichuan,officer tlem hruaiin Marcus Thabo chu manin,a dawr leh a sa talhna In te chu an dap ta a,Mihring sa ni ngeia hriat chu tam tham tak an hmuchhuak tel bawk a,a dawr pawh an khar zui nghal ta bawk a ni.

Engtinnge mipuite chuan anlo hriat pun hman em em tih chu amak a ni.Mipui thinrim sosang chu Thabo dawr kawtah chuan anlo pungkhawm luai luai mai a.Officer Ben chuan hmanhmawh angai tih hria in harsa tak chungin Thabo chu Motorah aluh pui thuai a, hmunpui lam chu anpan zui pui ta nghal nal nal a.


Maseru Police station kawtah pawh chuan mipui thinrim so bulh bulh maite,thlalatu leh chanchinbumi-te chu anlo zi nuaih nuaih hman tawh a.Mipui thinrim sosang em em mai leh Police ho chu an innawr buai tan that that tawh a,mipui thinrim chuan Tualthattu nunrawng tak Marcus Thabo chu hnuh chhuaha chîl hlum nghal mai an duh tawh a ni.

Police station chhungah ve thung chuan Marcus Thabo inpuanna rapthlak tak chu reh thuapin an ngaithla a,chutih lai chuan bang leh darthlalangte chu a keh leh chuaih thin a.Thabo pawh chuan dam khawchhuah a inringlo bawk a,hmeichhe tleirawl pasarihte,rawng taka a thah dan chanchin chu tìm eihlovin kim chang takin asawi miah miah tawh mai a ni.

Officer thenkhat chu Thabo thilsawi rapawm tak tak avang chuan an ner leh deuh nang nang thin a.Marcusa inpuanna ah chuan ngaihthlak hrehawm tak takte chu atam zawk anni mah a.

Darkar khat dawn lai mai chu Marcus chuan inpuan nan hun a hmang a,chutih chhung zawng chuan pawn lamah police te leh mipui an innawr hut hut reng mai bawk a,police ho pawh an chauin anzuai tan hle tawh mai a.Thabo'n a sawitum asawi zo hman tawh ang tihah chuan Mipui thinrim sosang lutuk tawh chu anrawn lútta hum hum mai a le...,alo thleng hmasa apiangin Thabo chu kut an thlak nghal zel mai si a,chhuatah chuan alet hawl hawl a,mipui chuan an bawr luai luai tawh mai a,police ho pawhin tihngaihna hrelovin anthlir velta mai mai a.

Tichuan,mipui ho chuan police station atang chuan anhnûk chhuak a,an au dur dur reng mai bawk a,An khaw dai lawka,tlang lian to luah mai Aux sources antih lam pan chuan an hnûk chhuak ta zel a,mipui chu hlimin an haw haw hluah hluah mai bawk a.Hetiang taka an hlim pawhhi an thiamawm viau a ni,ralti taka kum tam tak lo hman ral tirtu,thisen tam tak luan tir a,nunau tam tak tah tir thintu kha an manta a,chu chu lawmloh chi rual a nilovang!

Tualthattu rapthlak leh nunrawng em em mai,a khaw mipuite hlauh leh tih rûk em em mai 'Girl Eater' ti a ansawi hial thin,hmeichhe tleirawl pasarih lai mai râwng taka thattu Marcus Thabo chu tu lakah mah nunrawng a,an nunna laksak leh thei tawhlo turin chatuan atan ama nunna chu laksak a ni ve ta zawk a,a ruang pawh chu chungléng savate chaw atan thingzar pakhatah chuan,ngaihsak zuitu awm lovin a inkhai thên ta nalh nalh mai a ni.

- Morino Karlson
Inspector of Police
Maseru Division
Lesotho

..... A TAWP TA .....

(Note: He Serial Killer Rawva tak chanchin leh Chêtdan ka rawn ziahte hi atak tak nilovin phuah chawp liau liau a ni e. Mawia LeneX)