Online Reporter
Arron Nyamayaro
THE body of a recently-born baby was pulled out of a sewer pipe in Zengeza, Chitungwiza.
On Tuesday, municipal workers were called after the sewer system was blocked.
The system services four houses in the area.
Police said Nyasha Mapfumo, a resident in the affected area, realised that the sewer system was blocked at his home.
He alerted the Chitungwiza Municipality and requested for help.
A team was dispatched to the scene and the workers opened a manhole at the house.
They found the body of a recently-born baby floating in the sewer water.
Workers retrieved the body.
Harare provincial police spokesperson Inspector Luckmore Chakanza confirmed that police are investigating the matter.
“Police are investigating a concealment of birth case in Chitungwiza,” he said.
Inspector Chakanza said the foetus was taken to Chitungwiza Central Hospital Mortuary for a post-mortem examination.
