A man from Vumba was brutally murdered and skinned in what was suspected to be a satanic ritual after he was allegedly lured into neighboring Mozambique by a friend.
Trymore Mutore, 25, was allegedly slain last month in the Mozambican Magaka area.
An aunt ofthe deceased, Pfungwa Mutore, said on April 9, Denford Mhangere ,28, a friend to the late Trymore came to collect him at their Vumba residence around 3am.
On the same day, the accused, Denford, came back around 12 midnight with the news that Trymore had drowned in Zonwe River on their way.
The family and other neighbors who escorted the search party failed to find the body after combing the area the whole day.
Mutore revealed that at around 11 pm ,when they had stopped to search for the body since it was night time, a vehicle was heard driving towards the river. The following day when the search continued, Trymores body was found heavily mutilated at the same area they had searched the previous day.
The skin around the eyes was removed as well as some private parts: said Ms Mutore.
A brother to late Trymore, Wilson, said he immediately reported the matter to the Mozambican police.
Police investigations revealed that the cause of the death was not drowning, but murder.
- News DzeZimbabwe
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