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Businessman found dead in car boot, head wrapped in plastic bag
15 Jul 2012 at 18:10hrs | Views
Police say a five day hunt for a prominent businessman ended with his bloodied body being found in the trunk of his car with a plastic bag wound around his head.
Police official James Sabau said the car was identified in Harare on Sunday after a massive campaign of fliers pinned on trees and email and media notices posted since Alan Banks, 52, went missing on Wednesday. A murder investigation has been opened, he said.
Sabau said the style of killing was very rare in Zimbabwe.
"We are not used to such cases," he told reporters.
Zimbabwe has no Western-style organized crime.
Banks was seen as a popular figure in the nation's small white community. Relatives told police they knew of no business or private grudges against him.
Police official James Sabau said the car was identified in Harare on Sunday after a massive campaign of fliers pinned on trees and email and media notices posted since Alan Banks, 52, went missing on Wednesday. A murder investigation has been opened, he said.
Sabau said the style of killing was very rare in Zimbabwe.
"We are not used to such cases," he told reporters.
Zimbabwe has no Western-style organized crime.
Banks was seen as a popular figure in the nation's small white community. Relatives told police they knew of no business or private grudges against him.
Source - The Associated Press
