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 lungngaihna thlen a,hmeichhe naupang pawisawilo tam tak thisen luan tirtu,mipui ti ralti em em tu,'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.

17th.june.1897,zing chanchinbu ah chuan ti hian a inziak a,"Demito Lovato (15yrs),28th boot square,Maseru chu a inaute nen an infiam chu a chi hriatloh in a bo a,kan Police te sawi danin misual hnuhma anih leh ngei rin a ni a,a hma pawh a hmeichhe naaupang rubo thintu thil tih vek kha niin alang a ni.Maseru khawpui chhungahhmeichhe naupang pasarih an bona chiah a ni a,beisei angin kan sorkar lam an che chaklo emaw tih mai turin Mirukbo hmang hi man ala nilo mai a,theihtawp anchhuah zel anga an man thuai kan beisei a ni." tiin a inziak a ni.

Police leh hnu chhuitute lu ati hai hle a,angaihna tak leh han chhui tan dan tur an bangbo thei hle a,khawpui lian lutuk nilo mahsela mihring antamin misual hi a fimkhur hle a,afing em em mai bawk nen an man thei lawklo a ni.

Sorkar chu mipuiin an dem nasa tawh a,police lam pawh an hawi sang vak ngamlo a ni.Police chu misual pawh man theilo tiin tharum hmangte pawhin an nawr ut ut tawh mai a,buaina chu a chhuakta fo mai a,hemi avang hian Officer pakhat pawh na takin an hliam tawh a ni. Police ho chuan heng hmeichhe tleirawl bote hi rukbo ngei niin an hriaa;Mahse ,engvanga rubo nge annih,Hralh turin nge nawhchi zawrh tir turin? Nge ni ang,Nawmchen nan emaw Puithuna avanga Pathian tana hlan tur emaw a nih an ring hlawm a.Suah sual vang hrim hrim a heng thil ti ni a ngai pawh tam tak an awmve bawk a.A engapawh nise an bangbo zia tichiangtu mai mai anni.

Sorkar leh mipui lam angaihna hrelo leh ralti tak a an hawi hrek hrek lai chuan Maseru veng pakhat building lian tak chhung rilah chuan hmeichhe pakhat chu hlau leh thlabâr em emin atap hlawp hlawp thung a.

Chutia lungchhe taka inhnît faih faih chu tudang nilovin hmeichhe tleirawl bo hnuhnung ber Demito kha a ni a.Demito chuan a awmna chu khawi hmun nge engtia awm nge anih a hrelo reng reng a,In ban pakhatah chuan chè sawn theilo tura phuar betin a mit pawh chu tuam sak tlat 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 phah deuh a.!

Room kawngka inhawng ri a hria a,room chhung pawh chu a êng nghal thuai bawk a.Mutna pindan lian tak mai a ni a.Lo lût tharpa chuan Demito chu muangchangin apan phei thum thum a,a hmelchhe tak mai chu aner nung mai bawk a,a hlim hle tih a hmelah chuan a hriat theih a.

Demito chuan hlauva îp chawih chawih chungin alo nghak rân a,a thaw dep dep mai a,ke pen ri chuan alo hnaih phei zel a,a hmaah chuan adingta chat a.Tu emaw chuan ataksa chu a rawn chûlta thuak thuak mai a,Demito chuan a hlau takzet a ni,a khur dat dat a,bengchhenglo tura vau beh tlat a nih avangin a au chhuak ngam silova ,hrehawm ti takin a dawhta hle hle ringawt mai a ni.

Muangchangin a mit tuamna chu aphelh saka,an êng chhit avang chuan Demito chu a meng sèt sèt thei chauhva.A hmaa lo ding palian zet maiin ît hmel taka alo nuih sûng a hmuh chuan arâp hle mai a.Marcus Besobo,an veng sa zuar hausa tak mai kha alo ni reng mai a.Demito chuan a hlau zual hle a,a hma aia uarin a tap a,a khur ru der der bawk a.

Marcus Besebo chu phur thut ang maiin a che ta buan buan mai a,dimlo takin Demito chu a sawngbawl tanta a.Tleirawl tituai nalh leh mam tak mai chu it tak maiin a zut thuak thuak reng a,a hnute leh kap lamte chu a chûl sak thuak thuak a,Demito chuan ngawi rengin a dawh hle hle ringawt a.

Chutah Marcus chuan Demito-i chu a han din hlat leh rih tete a,athlirta vung vung mai a,a chêtdan chu a rapawm hle a,ransa a ang zawk mah a ni!
Demito chu tleirawl chhuak hlawt a ni bawk a,ataksa amâm nalh hle a,a pumrua alianin ango bawksi a,a hnute kawh lah mai leh a malpui sei leh vâr no hai maite chu mipate awmti nuamlotu tak tur anni a.

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

Demito thâwk zawng a,a hnute pahnih kâng dát dát thinte chuan Marcus Besebo tisa châkna chu a chawktho chiang tawh hle mai a.

(Chapter 2)

THE EVIL DEAD

Marcus chuan muang changlo takin tleirawl thawmhnaw chu a pawh chhiat sakta vek a,saruak a Demito naupangte 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 phuar hlawm tlat mai chu saruak in a mu hlawm reng a.A bula mipa rawva takin aduh ang anga a chinleh pawh chuan ngawi rengin a dawh hle hle ringawt a.

Demito tleirawl khawngaih thlak tak mai chu lainatna tel hauhlo chuan mi nunrawng leh rapthlak tak Marcus Besebo chuan a duh tawk chuan a chinglet kual vel ta a.Reife chutianga akhawsak hnuah chuan Demito bulah chuan a mu thla ve ta a,chutiang chuan zankhuain a khawsak puita a,Demito chuan nikhua pawh a hre mang tawhlo a,hrui a phuar pawh angai tawhlo a ni.

Khawfîng a chat fel chauh tihah chuan Marcus chuan abula mu zawi reng tleirawl chu a pu nawlh a,pawn lamah chuan a chhuah pui ta vu vu a,In bang chêp tak karah chuan a luhpui ta zel a,thing kawngkhar lo awm hmasa ber chu a hawng chik ri tuarh tuarh a,room chhung chu a hanti êng a,Sa talhna hmun a ni a,hmanraw rapthlak pui pui mai chu bangah chuan a inkhai tlar tuarh a,an inkhak ri deuh sup sup mai bawk a.

Room chhung chu a zauvin a êng tha hle mai a,thisen rim a nam thang hum hum 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 bawk a. 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 hydrocloric acid a awm li luau mai bawk a,a piah deuhah chuan sa dahthatna lian pui pui a inhung tlar phei put a,Ran talhtute hmanraw mamawh ang chu chu room chhungah chuan a kim hle niin alang.

Marcus chuan tleirawl khawngaih thlak tak mai chu dawhkan lian puiah chuan a nghat thla a,a dah ang ang chuan Demito chu a mu zawi hle he a.Marcus chuan Demito taksa ruangam mawi tak mai chu a han chûl kual leh thuak thuak a.Chutah,chemte hriam tak lain Demito nghawngah chuan a zai ta chawt chawt mai a.Thisen chu a chik zuai zuai a,tleirawl lainat awm em em mai chu a khur ngawt ngawt a,chatuan atan a zal hlen ta a ni.

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

Tichuan,Demito vun chu a lip a,barrel-ah bawk ava paih leh a,alo lêt leh chuan Demito 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 dahta daih a.

Thil rapthlak tilo ang maiin Marcus Besebo chuan ran dangte chu atalh zawm ta nghal a,ran sa leh mihring sa chu chawh pawlhin bazarah a zuarta thin a ni.

He mi rawva tak hi a hming chu Marcus Larvic Besobo ani a,German 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 sa zuar a inhlawhfa leh turin kum 1885,march 16th ah a insawn a.Hun engemawti chhung chu mi hnuaiah a thawk lawr a,kum 1886,23rd sept. Khan ama pualin dawr a hawngve ta a,nupui fanau neilo leh pa invawng fel tak mai a nih avangin karloah a hausain alâr ta hle mai a ni.

Kum 32 leka upa Marcus Besebo chu Maseru veng pakhat High hill bazar hmunah chuan In a lei a,dawr a hawng nghal bawk a,an vengah chuan sa zuar dang tih tham an awmloh avangin a dawr chu alûn thei hle thin a ni.Car nalh leh manto em em mai RM Contessa classic nen a inchhawp thei a ni.Mahse,a sual rawng bawl duh vang nge sa zawrh chu a bansan duh reng renglo mai a ni!

Hetianga hmeichhe tleirawl thah a chîn tanna hi kum 1893 atang khan a ni a,a thah hmasa ber phei chu a thianpa kohhran upa fanu,kum 13 lek a upa Marry Hendrikson-i a ni a.A hmeichhe thah hmasak ber hi chu tum lawkna pawh nei lem lova,remchang a hmuh avanga that a ni nghe nghe a ni,chumi ni chu 13th.May.1893 kha a ni a,a In a alo leng chu a thatta mai niin Besobo hian a sawi a ni. June ni 18,1897 a ni a,boruak thiang em em mai leh nuamlo taksi hnuaiah chuan ralti takin mipuite chu bazarah chuan anvei leh sup sup tawh a.

Marcus Besebo pawh a sa zawrhna dawrah sualna neilo ni awm takin inthlahrun hmel takin ni 17 chhuak chanchinbu chu ngawi rengin a chhiar nuap nuap reng a,a phek hmasa ber a,hmeichhe tleirawl bo Demito chanchin anziahna 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 a,a hmelah chuan inchhirna awm reng reng alanglo a ni.Chutih lai tak chuan amah dawr tura lokal,pa ruakhau leh la valai tak tur,kum 45 mi awm vel,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 hman a.A chanchinbu chhiar lai chu dahin lo kaltharpa sa duhzawngte chu a pack sakta mawlh mawlh a.

(Chapter 3)

THE CONFESSION

Besobo sa zawrh alei chu lungawiloh hmel taka khaiin sa leitu chuan High hill chhim lampang tlangdung chu a pan ta nghal a.Engvanga hmel nguai tak pu nge a nih le? Tunlai an ram boruak rit tak chuan a delh ve zawk em ni ang?Sa leitupa chu Demito Johanson-i pa Dave Johanson alo ni reng a,a fanu ruk bona avanga nunram chau tak anih avanga hmel ngui ta em em niin alang ber a!

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 Davea-te In ah chuan mi engemaw zah chu sitting room lamah chuan an thukhawm a,chutih lai tak chuan Police officer Ben Mosechuk leh a naute pahnih chu anlo lûtve mek bawk a.

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

Pu Davea te choka lam atang chuan an awmpuinu,nu upa lam tawh tak Pi Goody chuan Pu Davea chu arawn ko lauh lauh a,Pu Davea chu athova choka lam chu apanta nghal thuai a,anupui Pi Annie pawh chuan a zui lût ve nghal bawk a. Pi Goody chuan," Hei mambawihi thi kha sa zingah hian ka chhar a.." tih pahin rangkachaka chher thi sîn tak mai chu thisen kai berh nuaihin aloa khai lang va va a.

Pi Annie chuan hmanhmawh takin anpa chu lehkhalhin, "Khawimaw ka lo enchiang ange,a birthday lawm nana ka pek a ni a,keiman ka hrechiang ber ang,ka fanu thi chu a inzawmna laiah a hming lam tawi 'Dj' tih kan chhut kai tir a." tiin,thi chu a han la a.Chutah, "Hetah hian engtinnge i chhar theih zawk?..ka fanu thi ngei kha a ni..ka fanu.." tiin a tap zui chu a nita mai a,Police ho pawh anlo tlanlut ve nghal thuai a,thil awmdan an hriat chuan,dil chhût leh zualin thi chungchang chu Pi Annie chu anzawtta zel a;An thil hriatthar chuan Police ho chu ati phûr thar hle a,an hmelah chuan beiseina tam tak alang thei a ni.

Inspector Ben Mosechuk chuan an hmunpui lam a hriattir nghal a.Tichuan,officer tlem hruaiin Marcus Besebo 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 ni.

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

Maseru Police station kawtah pawh chuan mipui thinrim tak tak vek 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 a ni tawh a,mipui thinrim chuan Tualthattu nunrawng tak Marcus Besobo chu hnuhchhuaha chîl hlum nghal mai an duh tawh a,an buai luih luih reng ta mai a ni.

Police station chhungah ve thung chuan Marcus Besobo inpuanna rapthlak tak chu reh thuapin an ngaithla a,chutih lai chuan bang leh darthlalangte chu a keh chuaih chuaih tawh mai a.Besobo pawh chuan damchhuah a inringlo bawk a,hmeichhe tleirawl pasarihte nunrawng taka a thah dan chanchin chu tìm eihlovin kim chang takin asawi miah miah tawh mai a.Officer thenkhat chu Besobo thilsawi rapthak tak tak avang chuan an ner leh nang nang thin a.Marcusa inpuanna ah chuan ngaihthlak hrehawm tak takte chu atam zawk anni a.

Darkar khat dawn lai mai chu Marcus chuan inpuannan hun a hmang a,chutih chhung zawng chuan pawn lamah police te leh mipui an innawr hut hut reng mai a,police ho pawh an chauin anzuai tan hle tawh mai a.Besobo'n a sawitum ang asawi zo hman tawk tihah chuan Mipui thinrim sosang lutuk tawh chu anrawn lútta hum hum mai a,alo thleng hmasa apiangin Besobo chu kut an thlak nghal chawrh chawrh 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,Maseru khaw dai lawka,tlang lian to luah mai Aux sources antih lam pan chuan an hnûkta 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 an manta 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 Besebo chu tu nunna mah laleh thei tawhlo turin chatuan atan ama nunna chu laksak a ni ta zawk a,a ruang chu chungléng savate chaw atan thingzar pakhatah chuan tuma ngaihsak zui lohvin a inkhai thên ta nalh nalh mai a ni.

- Morino Karlson
Inspector of Police
Maseru Division
Lesotho