Cephas Shava
A 20-year-old man who was missing since November last year had his remains found hanging from a tree in Mwenezi East’s Zhanje Mountain on January 9, 2022.
Henry Shoperai of Tsumele village under Chief Neshuro whom family members had given up on after a prolonged search had his remains found after a passer-by stumbled onto his hanging skeletons.
Ward 5 Cllr Tinashe Yingi confirmed the incident to TellZim News saying the deceased’s relatives have already identified the body.
“The man is said to have left his homestead on the pretext that he wanted to change his forex at Ngundu Business Centre, but never returned until he was found hanging in Zhanje Mountain recently,” said Yingi.
Shoperai’s close relative Sikoliwe Taperesu told TellZim News that they managed to identify their relative through his cellphone and clothes.
“He left homestead sometime in November on the pretext that he was going to Ngundu, but from then we never heard of his whereabouts. While we were looking for him, his cellphone used to ring without answering before it later went unreachable,” said Taperesu.
This is the second case of suicide in Mwenenzi after a 13 year-old also hanged himself after a misunderstanding with his mother.
