Vusumuzi Dube
Yolanda Mlilo, Sunday News Reporter
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has issued a statement addressing two separate incidents circulating on social media, assuring the public that investigations are underway and emphasizing the importance of cooperating with authorities.
In the statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed that they have taken note of a video by Tinashe Mugabe DNA Show episode circulating on social media platforms in which a 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her uncle at the age of 14.
The video depicts the victim being sexually abused after a football match where the suspect gave her beer.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police assures the public that investigations into the allegations are being conducted for the law to take its course,” reads the statement.
According to the statement, “there is another video circulating on social media in which two police officers are wrestling with a motorist in Masvingo”
The Zimbabwe Republic Police notes that a driver, operating a Nissan Vannette with registration number AEL 6423, attempted to flee a police roadblock at the 1-kilometer mark on the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road, near the Craft Center, after being stopped for traffic violations.
“A member of the public assisted the police with his private motor vehicle to pursue the suspect to Flo Garages, Masvingo where the suspect became cornfrontational and violent towards the police while recording a video,” reads the statement.
The Police subsequently arrested the suspect for the due processes of the law to be followed.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police implores the public to desist from being confrontational with the police in order to raise false allegations as a way to attract public sympathy.
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