Hundreds of villagers gathered at the Madombidzha Try Again grounds on Sunday to express their anger about the recent death of Mulalo Mpilo.
His naked body was found at the football field a fortnight ago. His death has raised numerous questions and the villagers accused the police of dragging their feet in the case. The members of the community said they were tired of the murders in the village and that they will not rest until Mulalo's killers were arrested and charged.
Mr Funi Machumela, who saw Mulalo's dead body on the football field before he was taken away by forensic inspectors, told Limpopo Mirror that it was not easy to cope with the pain of losing a beloved friend. "Our community abides by the law of the country, but we will take the law into our own hands. The people who murdered our friend deserve to rot in jail," he added.
The protesting group presented a memorandum with names of the suspects to the police and gave them seven days of respond.
Const Munyadziwa of the Tshilwavhusiku SAPS said the police were still investigating a case of murder. She urged community members not to take the law into their own hands but to assist the police with evidence. "We are about to make a breakthrough in the case and we urge the community to be patient. We are working around the clock to gather all evidence for prosecution. No stone will be left unturned, and the law will obviously take its course."