She was popularly known as Movado in the neighbourhood’s
nightclub circles.
Movado’s body was found naked at a borehole between the
police base and a school in the area on Sunday.
Her two-month-old baby’s cries woke up neighbours at around
midnight.
Movado’s friend, Memory, said she last saw her with a man
she could have hooked up with at around 2am.
She believes her friend was raped before being killed.
Mavado’s death came five days after another resident, only
identified as Baba Nigel, a tout, was found dead in the same neighbourhood.
“I had a confrontation with a man who later hooked up with
Mary,” said Memory.
“I shared this with Mary and was surprised to see the man
with her.
“Upon checking a few minutes later, I failed to locate her
only to hear that she was found dead, near a borehole, and she was naked.
“She could have been raped before she was murdered,” she
said.
Mary’s sister, Ronas Kapuka, said residents were woken up
by the baby’s cries after she was left alone in the room.
“Her two other children were at their grandmother’s house
when the tragedy struck,” said Ronas.
“Upon checking, residents, including our own mother,
discovered that the baby had been left alone,” said Ronas.
One of the residents told H-Metro that criminal activities
and attacks on police officers had risen in Hopley in the past seven months.
“We are appealing for police visibility because criminals
now take Hopley as their haven.
“The criminals have partnered with prostitutes in attacking
police officers.
“A number of police officers have been attacked and one of
the perpetrators is the deceased.
“She had been at the police base several times for blocking
officers from arresting criminals since she was an illicit drug dealer.
“We do not know what exactly happened that led to such a
gruesome murder of Mary.
“We are now living in fear at the rate at which criminal
activities are increasing in Hopley,” said the resident. H Metro
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