{"id":12824,"date":"2026-03-26T11:16:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=12824"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:16:25","slug":"police-appeal-for-help-identifying-murder-victim-found-in-esigodini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=12824","title":{"rendered":"Police Appeal for Help Identifying Murder Victim Found in Esigodini"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Sithembinkosi L Jiyane<br>Crimes &amp; Courts Reporter<br>www.zimgbcnews.co.zw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200e<br>\u200ePolice in Matabeleland South Province are appealing to members of the public for assistance in identifying an unknown man whose body was recovered at Habane Business Centre.<br>\u200e<br>\u200eIn a statement, authorities said the deceased is believed to be a male adult aged over 35 years. He was described as medium-built, approximately 1.70 metres tall, with brown eyes, a light complexion, a fade haircut, and a medium beard on the chin.<br>\u200e<br>\u200ePolice said the man was last seen wearing a black T-shirt with the word \u201cSouth\u201d inscribed on the front, along with a pair of black trousers.<br>\u200e<br>\u200eInvestigations revealed that the victim sustained multiple stab wounds on both thighs, the left ankle, and the head. It is alleged that he was attacked with a sharp object during the night of October 30, 2025, by an unknown suspect.<br>\u200e<br>\u200eThe body is currently being held at United Bulawayo Hospital as authorities continue efforts to establish the victim\u2019s identity and locate his next of kin.<br>\u200e<br>\u200ePolice are also appealing for information that may lead to the arrest of the suspect responsible for the killing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the public with any relevant details are urged to report to their nearest police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Connected with Zim GBC News:<br>\u200e\u00b7 X (Twitter): @ZimGbc<br>\u200e\u00b7 Instagram: @ZimGBCNews<br>\u200e\u00b7 TikTok: @ZimGBCNews_01<br>\u200e\u00b7 Facebook: Zim GBC News<br>\u200e\u00b7 YouTube: Zim GBC News<br>\u200e<br>\u200eGet real-time alerts on WhatsApp:<br>\u200e+263 773 820 323<br>\u200e<br>\u200eFor in-depth coverage, visit our website: www.zimgbcnews.co.zw<br>\u200e<br>\u200eZim GBC News | Global News From An African Perspective\u00a92026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sithembinkosi L JiyaneCrimes &amp; Courts Reporterwww.zimgbcnews.co.zw \u200e\u200ePolice in Matabeleland South Province are appealing to members of the public for assistance in identifying an unknown man whose body was recovered at&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,118,125],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-court","category-court-and-crime-2","category-crime-and-court"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12824"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12825,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12824\/revisions\/12825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}