visit, it was confirmed that his death was indeed a result of the clash between the police and the demonstrators. They highlighted that the deceased who was married and had a 7 month old child had not returned home on the evening of Monday 14 January 2019. His father went to Makoni Police Station to report that his son was missing on Tuesday 15 January 2019. The police indictaed that he was not in their custody. He was then told by neighbors to enquire with the hospital. He telephoned his wife who approached Chitungwiza General Hospital with one of the aunts who was part of the discussion with us. They were allowed to search for him but they did not find him. They were then told that there was a deceased body in the mortuary that had been brought in by Makoni Police at around 8 pm the previous evening of a person that had been shot. When they went to identify the body, they realized that it was the person they were looking for. 5.2.5. They left their details at the mortuary police post and when they reached home, the officers from Makoni Police Station telephoned them to come in for statements. They were told that the deceased had not succumbed to gunshot wounds but had died of natural causes. It was highlighted that a post mortem would be held on the following Wednesday since at Chitungwiza Hospital post mortems for persons brought in dead are only conducted on Wednesdays. They had however, been contacted and told that the post mortem was now being held on Friday the 18th of January 2019 at Parirenyatwa Hospital. That is where the parents of the deceased were at the time of the visit by the ZHRC. The ZHRC telephoned the father of the deceased who indicated that the process was underway. The aunties who were engaged expressed fears that the post mortem report could be tampered with since the police were denying that their nephew had been shot. They also wanted to know if they had any recourse from the police for the death of their nephew. It was explained to them that they Page 16 of 68