The Thohoyandou police are investigating a case of murder after the lifeless body of an unknown man was found at Ha-Makhuvha village on Sunday morning (25th).
The deceased man was identified as Akani Risimati from Maniini. According to a police statement, Risimati travelled from Maniini with his friend, Mr Ndivhuwo Maswime, to Ha-Makhuvha last Thursday (22nd), where Maswime owns a tavern. Maswime allegedly left Risimati drinking beer at the tavern with other patrons, while he (Maswime) was attending to other business matters. When he came back, Risimati was nowhere to be found. He later received a call about an unknown man lying dead in the street, so he quickly went there and identified the body as that of his friend.
Risimati was allegedly beaten to death by members of the community after he was supposedly caught stealing electricity cables. At the time of our going to press, police investigations were continuing, and no-one had been arrested yet.