Villagers in Bulilima District, Matebeleland South Province are blaming the police after a handcuffed body is found in a pit latrine near a rural clinic.
Villagers uncovered a body with handcuffs still on its wrists amid allegations of police involvement in the death.
Apparently, they claim that the handcuffs resemble those typically used by police and have implicate a local officer in the death.
However, local accounts suggest the remains may belong to a man who had recently arrived in the area seeking work.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has launched a probe into the matter.
Zwnews