By Meditation Mposi
Masvingo Police confirmed a case of drowning where a three-year-old child drowned in a well in Mwenezi on January 12.
Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident and encouraged members of the public to cover open pits and to fence wells to prevent loss of lives.
“I confirm the death of Farai Zhou (3) who drowned in a well. During this rainy season it is important for the public to close pits and fence wells to prevent cases of drowning,” said Dhewa.
Circumstances are that on January 1 at around 1100hours the now deceased was playing outside the house while his grandmother Shingirirai Zhou was inside the house.
He went to the well which is about 50 meters away from the homestead and fell in. The grandmother could not locate him and she looked around the house but could not find him and later on found his body floating in the well.
She screamed and called fellow villagers who retrieved the body from the well. A police report was made and the deceased’s body was taken to Neshuro Hospital Mortuary for postmortem.
