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The Zimabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the death of Fanuel Mwale (57) from Zhombe who was murdered yesterday around 0600 hours.
Charikobo Maraki was the first person to see the deceased on his way to his shop and notified ZRP Zhombe about the incident.
In a memorandum written to the Officer Commander Police Kwekwe District, the Officer Incharge Zhombe narrated the incident.
“On 19 January 2023 at around 0600hours, informant was walking to open his shop. After walking a distance of 80 – 100 meters from his home at Joel location, he saw the body of the now deceased lying on the road side. He drew closer and discovered that the body was naked. He took small branches of tree with leaves and used to cover the private parts. He phoned ZRP Zhombe to inform of the incident.
On the same day around 1000hours, a team of Detectives from CID Kwekwe, Kwekwe Canine, and ZRP Zhombe attended to the scene and made the following investigations. The body of the now deceased was lying on the road side facing upwards with the head facing to the road naked.
There were clothes heaped by the body of the now deceased that included a blood stained checked long sleeve shirt, black track bottom, maroon pant, navy blue work suit bottom. After a search, police found searched three keys fastened together. There was a red long sleeved-shirt, about 23 meters away from the body and at the side of the road was also a black flees jacket inscribed Electro Sales on the chest pocket, a black jacket inscribed Classic at its back which was searched and found from its pockets us5 note SN MD5625313 and us 1note SN H75253996A and a school teacher assessment sheet with names written behind it.
Members from ZRP Zhombe confirmed the names which they said belonged to other teachers at Rio Tinto Zhombe High school, Kwekwe.
Searches on the body of the now deceased were done and a sharp vertical cut on the face of the now deceased was observed from the nose up to the forehead, both eyes were missing, both ears were missing, nose was missing, and the face was skinned with an unknown sharp object up to the near back of the scull. There was a deep sharp cut on the lower Right leg and bleeding was minimum on all wounds.
Efforts were made to identify body of the now deceased through Rio Tinto Zhombe High school staff, Presley Chinyumbwe a male adult aged 30 NR 24-194365-X-86 a teacher at the school positively identified a set of the keys as that of the now deceased. Shane Shoko a male adult aged 42 NR 58-203901-J-58 also a teacher at the School identified the body and clothes as that of the now deceased. The deceased is the uncle to him.
A set of keys was taken to unlock the house and office which the now deceased was using. Full details of the now deceased were supplied by The headmaster of Rio Tinto Zhombe High School, Joel Kwashira a male adult aged 52 NR 24-037941-W-26.”
Body of the now deceased was ferried to Kwekwe General Hospital. No arrest has been made, no murder weapons were recovered and matter is now under investigation.
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