Burnt body of baby, aged 1, found hanging on tree

February 2, 2024

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By Staff Reporter

In yet another case of suspected ritual murder, a burnt body of a baby boy whose age police estimated to be a year and a half was on Monday found hanging from a tree in Kadoma.

Police said the body of the infant was found in an advanced state of decomposition.

“ZRP is investigating circumstances surrounding a case of murder in which the body of a yet to be identified male infant approximately one year six months old was found hanging from a tree near Muzvezve river Battlefields, Kadoma on 30 January 2024.

“The body of the victim was burnt and at an advanced state of decomposition,” police said via their official communication channel on social media.

The shock incident follows the discovery of three-year-old Caroline Makubhwakwa’s body lying in a galley at the foot of Mavhuradona Mountain, Guruve on 25 January with some of its parts missing.

During the same month, a Kwekwe teacher’s body was also found with some facial parts missing while his scalp was also skinned. The slain educator was named as 57-year-old Fanuel Mwale.