Zimbabwean dismembered in Botswana

The body of the 27-year-old Bulawayo man who was reportedly murdered in the neighbouring country has been brought home for burial.

Edmore Rundogo, who was working as a domestic worker in Botswana, had his heart taken out by machete-wielding attackers in Botswana in September.

The attackers allegedly tried to burn the body to conceal the gruesome murder.

Rundogo's uncle Mr Strucken Rundogo confirmed yesterday that some of the body parts were missing.

He said two of the four family members who travelled to Botswana managed to acquire emergency travel documents from the Registrar General's office in Bulawayo.

This was after the Zimbabwean Embassy in Botswana made a request for them and also facilitated their entry to Botswana which no longer accepts emergency travel documents.

"We identified the body and managed to collect it from Maun but we were left with many questions after identifying the body.

"The body was slightly burnt, his heart and brains were missing and one of his legs was cut off. The police, however, insisted that he committed suicide by burning himself in a hut," said Mr Rundogo.

He added: "They said when a body is burnt there is a possibility of dismembering of body parts."

Mr Rundogo said they also looked for the woman he was staying with in Maun but failed to get any answers.

"We met the woman he was cohabitating with but she professed ignorance concerning the matter. We have since buried his body in Rusape," he said.

Mr Rundogo thanked the Zimbabwean Embassy in Botswana, the Department of Immigration and the Registrar-General's office for assisting in giving their son a decent burial.