adminDr Gonzales said the private parts were all there and that there was no mutilation, contrary to claims by members of the Mutedza family that the genitals had been tampered with.
“The genitals were all present and there was no damage to them. I noticed bruises on the forehead, a wound in the right eye and also bruises on the right hand.
“Just on top of the right ear there was a swell. The left eye was also swollen.
“I found that the body received severe head injuries, which caused the damage on the skull and the brain,” said Dr Gonzales.
Dr Gonzales testified after the court sought the services of a Spanish interpreter Mr Cuthbert Mutote.
The pathologist also dismissed the defence team’s argument that Insp Mutedza’s death could have been caused by falling off a fast-moving vehicle.
“Falling on a tarmac cannot caused such injuries.
“The fallling of a person has got nothing to do with the injuries on the head,” her said.
During cross-examination, Ms Beatrice Mtetwa argued that Dr Gonzales acted on the information he received from the police and that he did not make independent findings.
She argued that the police only informed Dr Gonzales of the assault but deliberately failed to inform him of the other version of falling from a fast-moving truck.
Ms Mtetwa said the post-mortem report did not even show the number of blows suffered by the now deceased.
Dr Gonzales’s evidence marked the end of the prosecution’s case and Ms Mtetwa notified the court of the defence’s intention to apply for discharge.
Ms Mtetwa said she required at least a week to analyse the evidence led by the State before mounting the applications in respect of the 29 murder suspects. Insp Mutedza was killed when violence broke out at Glen View Shopping Centre where he was leading a team of riot police.
Police managed to arrest 29 MDC-T activists as suspects in the murder case. Law Officer Mr Edmore Nyazamba is prosecuting.
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