Serial murderer arrested after killing 5 homeless men in Harare

The serial killer who had caused panic and despondency in Harare has been arrested after police launched a manhunt with the public suspecting that he had been doing the horrible acts for rituals.

Thandolwenkosi Ndlovu, a 20-year-old man who is also homeless, has been detained by Zimbabwe Republic Police and appeared at the Harare Magistrate court on Tuesday.

Ndlovu is facing five murder charges and one attempted murder charge. Police have been granted an extension to September 7 to detain the alleged serial killer

He did not oppose the police application while admitting guilt in court.

“No need for all that, I admit all charges,” he said.

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Killings of homeless men

In less than a week, the bodies of five homeless men have been discovered, bearing gruesome mutilations that suggest a ritualistic motive behind the murders.

The first unsettling discovery was made on August 28, when the lifeless body of a man in his 30s was found at the corner of Simon Muzenda and George Silundika.

This victim had been dismembered, with a gruesome detail—the missing p_enis.

On September 1, near First Capital Bank on the corner of Innez Terrace Road and Robert Mugabe, another horrific scene unfolded.

A homeless man lay lifeless with severe head injuries, sending shockwaves through the community.

Two days later, on September 3, the Avenues area witnessed another brutal killing, as a homeless man was reportedly found dead on a flight of stairs at Nelson Mandela and 7th Street.

Witnesses reported that he had been bludgeoned to death with a large stone, his body concealed under white sacks, and inflicted with stomach bruises and a cut in his privates.

In response to the escalating terror, it had been reported that the police have launched a relentless manhunt to track down the perpetrator.