Police appeal for help identifying seven murder victims in Harare mortuaries
Police in Zimbabwe are seeking public assistance to identify seven murder victims whose bodies have been held in mortuaries for up to a year. The victims, including a juvenile, were discovered in various locations across Harare and surrounding areas between 2025 and 2026.
Why it matters
This highlights significant challenges in forensic identification and public safety in the region, as well as the ongoing struggle to resolve cold cases.
Police have appealed for help to identify seven unidentified murder victims, including a boy aged between 12 and 13, whose bodies are being held at three mortuaries in Harare and Chitungwiza.
The victims, whose identities remain unknown, were found dead in separate incidents between June 2025 and May 2026, with police describing the cases as murder investigations.
The youngest victim is a male juvenile aged approximately 12 to 13, who was found dead in a pumpkin field behind Zororo Bar, near the Mukuvisi River, on 11 October 2025. His body is being held at Sally Mugabe Hospital Mortuary.
Police said a female adult aged approximately 24 to 27 was found dead at Pioneer Cemetery in Mbare, Harare, on 23 September 2025.
She was found barefoot and wearing a maroon top and skirt. Her body is at Sally Mugabe Hospital Mortuary.
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