A cursory internet search revealed that the value of the
stolen trays is around US$10 000.
Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital’s public relations
officer, Mrs Faustina Mutasa confirmed the theft of the mortuary trays and said
the matter was reported to the police.
“The matter was reported to the police for them to assist
us with investigations. The motive of the theft is unknown,” responded Mrs
Mutasa to questions from The Manica Post.
However, efforts to get a comment on the progress of the
investigations from the police were fruitless as Manicaland provincial police
spokesperson, Inspector Nobert Muzondo could neither confirm nor deny having
received the report.
He insisted that they were yet to locate the case file.
The Manica Post understands that the exact date of the
theft is not known as their disappearance was only noticed sometime just before
the Christmas holidays.
Suspicion is rife that this could be an inside job that
involves high profile people at the referral hospital, considering the size of
the trays and the number stolen.
Investigations done by this newspaper, which involved
engaging members of staff at the medical referral institution, revealed that
the theft of the mortuary trays is most probably an inside job.
It is believed that the trays found their way to stainless
steel pot makers.
Refurbishment of the Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital
mortuary is ongoing as the old structure could only accommodate 10 bodies at a
time.
Apparently, this is not the only theft case that has
happened at Victoria Chitepo Hospital of late.
The latest incident comes hard on the heels of the theft of
30 vials of pethidine — a controlled drug used in pain management. Manica Post
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