ZRP cop allegedly bashed a suspect until he died and, to try and cover up his crime, he chopped the body into pieces and shoved the body parts into a pit latrine

The incident happened in the village of Malalume in Bulilima.

Constable Blessed Moyo, stationed at Malalume Police Base, is at the centre of a murder mystery after the remains of a man he arrested earlier this year were found buried in a toilet.

The toilet is behind the clinic which also houses the police base.

Villagers say Constable Moyo teamed up with other locals to try and conceal his crime.

But their secret exploded into the public domain when a skull and skeletal remains were discovered along with a pair of handcuffs, a bloodied Okapi knife, and torn clothes.

“We trusted him to protect us but he was the devil in our midst,” said a shopkeeper at Tjaguta Business Centre.

“He abused power, harassed us for beer, and now this? He must rot in jail.”

According to police sources, the saga began in early February when a villager, Melisa Ndlovu, caught a man stealing food and clothes from her home.

The man fled but was later arrested by Constable Moyo.

He was handcuffed and brought to the police base where Melisa and three others identified him as the thief.

Witnesses say the man, who claimed to be from Binga and appeared mentally unstable, was brutally assaulted by Moyo using a mopane switch, sjambok, cooking stick and plastic pick handle until he confessed to the theft.

“He begged for water and said he felt dizzy,” a police source said. “They returned to the police base where Constable Moyo dismissed the others, saying he would arrange transport to Bulawayo. The man was never seen alive again.”

On 22 May, a skull and bones were discovered buried in a toilet behind the police base.

The horror intensified when it was confirmed that the remains were those of the man last seen in Constable Moyo’s custody.

Prophets and traditional healers were called in by villagers to uncover the truth, leading to the shocking revelations.

Constable Moyo was arrested and denied bail when he appeared at Plumtree Magistrate’s Court on May 23 before magistrate Mark Dzira. His case continues today.

The State is being represented by prosecutor Arnold Mudekunye.

“This man thought he could hide behind the uniform,” said a villager who requested anonymity.

“But even bones can talk. We want justice for the soul he buried.”

Headman Senganyondo declined to comment, saying the matter was now before the courts.

But the village is demanding answers.

“We are not fools. That man was killed in cold blood and they tried to bury the truth. But the ancestors refused to be silenced,” said one elderly villager.

H-metro