Initially, they believed Moses Mboma had committed suicide.
However, there was drama here in Chegutu when efforts to
retrieve his body from the mortuary failed leading the family to seek the
intervention of a traditional leader.
Now, the family is wondering whether he was killed.
Relatives suspended burial arrangements after finding out
that the deceased municipal cop’s genitals were swollen and there were scars
all over his body at the mortuary on Friday.
Mboma is very popular here as he is a former Chegutu
Pirates right-winger.
His body was taken to Chegutu General District Hospital
Mortuary on Wednesday after he was found strangled with a rope around his neck
in his room at around 10am.
He was kneeling on the floor.
According to his workmate,
Mboma’s uncle performed rituals to enable the retrieval of the corpse
from the morgue.
Reports claim that initial efforts to retrieve the corpse
failed.
“What made family members and relatives suspicious is that
we encountered difficulties in pulling out the body from the mortuary,” said
the workmate, who requested anonymity.
“This caused quite a fuss and, according to our traditional
beliefs, relatives then sought permission from the dead to allow them just to
say goodbye.
“That’s how we managed to retrieve the corpse and while
conducting body viewing we saw scars on the back of the neck.
“Besides the scars, part of his manhood was swollen.”
Mboma’s elder brother, Chris, confirmed the postponement of
the burial.
“There are questions
over the death of my brother
“It’s early to judge but Moses was not the calibre to kill
himself.
“We hope justice will take its course and the truth will be
cracked,” he said. H Metro
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