By Staff Reporter
A HARARE man has been arrested on allegations of impersonating a police officer in a bid to fleece a family, which was seeking closure surrounding the death of their loved one.
The suspect is Shephered Mangoma (47) of Budiriro suburb in Harare.
Accused person allegedly extorted US$500 from the family of the late Darlington Tendai Mapiki, who died on October 27 this year.
Postmortem results had concluded that Mapiki committed suicide but his family was not convinced.
The family appeared on a prominent show titled ‘Zvinoyera Nezvinotyisa Nezvinoda Kufumurwa’ hosted by Tilder Moyo on Star FM on December 17, 2024.
The family disputed the post-mortem results, which indicated that Mapiki had committed suicide and suspected foul play instead.
They claimed that December 9, 2024, they were approached by the suspect who posed as a detective stationed at CID Homicide, Harare.
The suspect allegedly claimed to have information concerning the death of Mapiki and demanded US$500 from family members to facilitate the arrest of the suspects linked to his death.
“He alleged that the pathologist was bribed to manipulate the post-mortem results and that five people, including a businessman and traditional healer, were involved in Darlington Tendai Mapiki’s murder for ritual purposes.
“On 18th December 2024 the family reported the matter at the CID Police Anti-Corruption unit, Harare leading to a trap being set.
“The suspect was arrested at Rainbow Towers Hotel, Harare after being handed US$200.00 by the family,” said national police spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi.
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