Children stumble upon body of missing man

SOME Beitbridge children looking for firewood this weekend stumbled on the body of a man suspected to have been killed by armed robbers close to the Limpopo River near the railway line.

The deceased man is believed to be a porter commonly called Zalawi in Beitbridge where the name refers to people who emerged out a living by carrying heavy goods for shoppers returning from South Africa.

The deceased had been reported missing having been attacked by robbers.

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