THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a full investigation into the tragic death of a 26-year-old Banket man inside police holding cells after sustaining injuries as a result of alleged assault by members of the force.
Three unidentified special constabulary details, commonly known as Neighbourhood Watch Committee (NWCs) members, are now under probe for allegedly severely assaulting a suspect to death inside detention cells at Banket Police Station.
ZRP national spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi told NewZimbabwe.com that police will leave no stone unturned in establishing what really transpired on the fateful day leading to David Kanyenze’s death.
“There are a number of issues we need to clarify as ZRP command…It’s a matter we are currently investigating as we await postmortem results which will also guide our investigations.
“But l can assure you, it is an issue we are seriously looking into so that we really establish what transpired, from the arrests, we are looking at all the events leading to the unfortunate death.
“We will not sweep anything under the carpet. We will be very open and objective in our investigations, that l want to assure the public,” said Nyathi.
A postmortem by a pathologist is expected to be conducted in Harare on November 9, at the earliest.
Source:NewZimbabwe
