Hwange police hunt for barber’s killer

HWANGE police have appealed to the public for help following the discovery of the body of a local barber after he was severely beaten and dumped along the Victoria Falls-Bulawayo railway line.

The post-mortem revealed that Shafton Zulu (38) sustained a sharp deep cut below his right eye, two deep cuts on the forehead, fractured occipital, a deep cut on the right ear, bruises on the left arm and rib cage and his shirt was torn at the back, which police said was an indication, that “he was severely tortured before his death”.

Matabeleland North police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Siphiwe Makonese said Zulu, a well-known Cinderella suburb barber, was killed on October 7, but there have been no leads so far.

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