The arrests came after reports that the meat bought by the
two women might have been human flesh from the late boy’s thigh, which was sold
to them at their homestead where they sell opaque beer and kachasu.
Shamba allegedly exchanged the meat for six containers of
opaque beer with one of the women, Joina Tangirire, who sells beer at her
homestead. The meat was consumed by her whole family.
Following a tip-off, police picked up Tangirire and a
relative, Enia Tangirire, who are alleged to have admitted that they exchanged
beer for the meat. Investigations to ascertain the origins of the meat are
underway.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul
Nyathi confirmed the latest arrests. “The two were picked up as part of
gathering witness evidence, following reports that they bought the meat from
Tafadzwa Shamba in exchange for six scuds of beer,” he said. “Joina Taringire,
who sells beer, exchanged the meat with Tafadzwa Shamba.
“The meat was, however, consumed by the whole family. So as
of now, investigations are in progress to ascertain whether the meat was from
human flesh or not.”
The developments come after police arrested a third suspect
linked to the murder of Tapiwa Makore (Junior) in Harare over the weekend and
appeared in court on Monday.
Moud Hunidzarira (42) was arrested in Budiriro following a
tip-off by the public and appeared before a Murehwa magistrate on Monday and
was remanded in custody.
It is alleged that when the murder occurred, Hunidzarira
was in Murehwa and a few days later, she was seen by some neighbours in Harare
cleaning an item that had blood believed to be that of the late Tapiwa Makore. Eventually, the neighbours tipped-off the
police, leading to her arrest over the weekend.
Last month, Tapiwa Makore (Senior) aged 57, the suspected
mastermind of the murder of his nephew, was arrested after being implicated by
Shamba. Herald
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