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Night club murder: Post-mortem results out
14 Sep 2015 at 02:30hrs | Views
A POSTMORTEM done on a Rusape man who was allegedly stabbed by three soldiers in the stomach and left with intestines in the open has attributed his death nearly 10 hours later to three possible factors.
The postmortem performed on the body of Blessward Shenje concluded that his death was as a result of hypovolemic shock, mesentery artery laceration and stabbed wound.
The autopsy was performed on September 1, 2015 by one Dr Musoni at Parirenyatwa Hospital.
In medical terms, Hypovolemic shock is defined as an emergency condition in which severe blood and fluid loss make the heart unable to pump enough blood to the body.
This type of shock can cause many organs to stop working and is often caused by losing about a fifth or more of the normal amount of blood in one's body causes, blood loss of this magnitude can be due to bleeding from cuts, other injuries or internal bleeding, such as in the gastrointestinal tract.
The amount of circulating blood in one's body may drop when too many fluids have been lost.
The mesenteric artery laceration is cut on one of the three non-paired arteries that provide blood to the gut and other abdominal viscera.
Shenje was stabbed in the stomach using a suspected broken bottle an unprovoked nightly attack at Desim Nite Club in Rusape on August 28.
His suspected killers have been identified as Whatmore Chikukwa (24), Simon Cheziya, of House Number 314 A, Vengere and Courage Kapfanya (22), of NE 323, Vengere, Rusape.
Police had to rely on dogs to apprehend the drunken suspects who resisted arrest.
Chikukwa was seriously injured by the dog and was recovering at Rusape General Hospital where he is admitted under the Zimbabwe Prison and Correction Services (ZPCS) guard.
The postmortem performed on the body of Blessward Shenje concluded that his death was as a result of hypovolemic shock, mesentery artery laceration and stabbed wound.
The autopsy was performed on September 1, 2015 by one Dr Musoni at Parirenyatwa Hospital.
In medical terms, Hypovolemic shock is defined as an emergency condition in which severe blood and fluid loss make the heart unable to pump enough blood to the body.
This type of shock can cause many organs to stop working and is often caused by losing about a fifth or more of the normal amount of blood in one's body causes, blood loss of this magnitude can be due to bleeding from cuts, other injuries or internal bleeding, such as in the gastrointestinal tract.
The mesenteric artery laceration is cut on one of the three non-paired arteries that provide blood to the gut and other abdominal viscera.
Shenje was stabbed in the stomach using a suspected broken bottle an unprovoked nightly attack at Desim Nite Club in Rusape on August 28.
His suspected killers have been identified as Whatmore Chikukwa (24), Simon Cheziya, of House Number 314 A, Vengere and Courage Kapfanya (22), of NE 323, Vengere, Rusape.
Police had to rely on dogs to apprehend the drunken suspects who resisted arrest.
Chikukwa was seriously injured by the dog and was recovering at Rusape General Hospital where he is admitted under the Zimbabwe Prison and Correction Services (ZPCS) guard.
Source - Manicapost
