THE body of a 14-year-old boy with missing parts has been discovered in Mvuma in what police suspect to be a ritual murder.
Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the discovery of the corpse yesterday.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the discovery of the body of 14-year-old Ronald Dehwe in Mvuma,” Mahoko said.
He said the body of a boy, suspected to have been murdered, was discovered on Friday last week by a passer-by in a bushy area in Village 14 Mavise in Mvuma.
“One Maxwell Mpofu, aged 24 of Plot 10 Palgrave in Mvuma, who was looking for goats, discovered the body which had missing eyes, ears and private parts,” Mahoko said.
He appealed to anyone with information in relation to the teenager’s death to report to the nearest police station.
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In an unrelated incident that also occurred last Friday, a man from Chirumanzu was killed in a fight over a commercial sex worker.
According to Mahoko, Casper Mhari was drinking beer at the Madzipezano homestead, Driefontein area, in the company of Evans Shoniwa (36) of Chaka in Chirumanzu and the suspect Marshal Shiri (33) of Nyumbi 1 village in Driefontein.
“A misunderstanding arose over a lady and Shiri grabbed a log and struck Mhari three times on the head before he fell down and became unconscious,” he said.
He said Mhari was ferried to Muonde Hospital where he died.
Mahoko said police had since launched a manhunt for Shiri.