Suspected human intestines found next to a school uniform

Suspected intestines of a child were found in Chitungwiza yesterday in an incident that shocked residents. The incident occurred in Unit L, Seke.

A passerby saw some children converging on the intestines and alerted the police.

Adjacent to the intestines, a khaki short, shirt which made a full school uniform and a lunch box with some cooked rice were discovered.

Harare province police spokesperson, Inspector Tedious Chibanda confirmed the incident last night.

He said investigations were under way.

"We are investigating whether they are real human intestines and whether there is a link between the school uniform and the intestines," said Insp Chibanda.

"There will also be forensic examinations of the intestines to get reliable information. We need specialists to verify that," said Inspector Chibanda.

He, however, said Chitungwiza had no report of a missing child but that would not stop them from suspecting that the intestines might be that of a human being.

"There are other kids who might come from surrounding areas," he said.