Three Bodies Found Floating in Shallow Well

Three Bodies Found Floating in Shallow Well

Three dead bodies were found floating in a well in Buhera.

The heartwrenching incident occurred in the Muchefa Village of Buhera District on Monday, 29 February, 2024.

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Forty-six-year-old Trainer Chibanda, Palessa Muchefa (11) and her sibling Tirivashe Muchefa, who is five, were floating lifeless at the surface of the water.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the discovery of the bodies:

“ZRP reports a sad incident which occurred in Muchefa Village, Buhera, on 29/02/24 in which Trainer Chibanda (46), Palessa Muchefa (11) and Tirivashe Muchefa (5) were found dead and floating in a well.”

At the time of writing, the police were still probing how the three ended up in the well. They added:

“The cause of death is yet to be established. Investigations are in progress.”

Three Bodies Found Floating in Shallow Well

The Buhera incident is not an isolated case. In 2016, an 18-month-old baby leapt into a well and drowned while the mother was doing household chores in Epworth.

Around the same time, a four-year-old girl who was playing with her friends stepped on a metal sheet covering a well, and it folded before she plunged inside and drowned.

In 2019, missing University of Zimbabwe (UZ) student Tinotenda Zveguta whose body was discovered floating in the Mazowe Dam may have been murdered by unknown assailants.

According to new reports, the 23-year-old, 3rd year veterinary science student had numerous lacerations and contusions on his body while his hands were tied to his legs using cable ties.

Zveguta had disappered on the 2nd of June 2019 and was reported to be unstable emotional state the last time that he was seen.

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He is reported to have told different friends different information with one group saying that he said he was travelling to Mutare while another group was told that he was travelling to Bindura.