07 February 2022
Vimbayi Mahachi
The sancticty of life is fast eroding in the human race as 28 year old man from Mutoko has been arrested on allegations of murdering his mother.
Jephat Nyakutura (28) who hails from Maruza Village under Chief Nyamukoho is alleged to have gruesomely murdered his own mother in jaw dropping circumstances that depict a spine chilling horror movie.
Nyakutura beheaded his 65 year old mother Juliet Chapfuruka, burnt her body beyond recognition before burying her remains in a shallow grave.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police report that,
“Police arrested a suspect who is believed to be a mental patient in connection with the murder of his biological mother. The deceased’s body was exhumed from a shallow grave in a decomposing state. We urge those who are in custody of mental patients to make sure that they get their medication as prescribed,”
Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Simon Chazovachii confirmed the incident.
The suspect is currently in police custody over the gruesome murder.
Further details reveal that on February 2 in the afternoon, Serinah Chitonho (43), a neighbour, visited the deceased’s homestead after realising that she has had not seen her for some time.
When she arrived at the place she found the suspect alone at home and inquired on the whereabouts of his mother, but she did not get a satisfactory answer.
Chitonho was very suspicious about the disappearance of her neighbour, thus she went on to inform the deceased’s relative Persuade Mvundura about the issue, and a search was instituted.
The search team came across a fresh grave about 50m from the homestead.
They dug the grave and exhumed a body with a head missing.
Police were immediately informed and they attended the scene. They were ‘welcomed’ by a body that had been burnt beyond recognition.
The police searched for the missing head and found a human jaw, grey hair and teeth about 60m from the grave.
There also was a place where a fire had been made near the grave, which could have been used to burn the body.
Chapfuruka’s body was taken to Kotwa Hospital for post-mortem.