Homeless Man Found Dead With Crushed Head In Gweru CBD

A homeless man in Gweru’s central business district was allegedly killed with a stone by another street dweller following an earlier disagreement between the two.

Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko, Midlands Provincial spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), confirmed the incident to NewsDay. He said:

“A man living in the Gweru central business district died after his head was (allegedly) crushed by a stone while asleep at a shop veranda during the night on November 10, 2025.

“The now deceased, Forget Nsingo, whose age is unknown, is alleged to have been staying in the Gweru central business district with his family, comprising wife, Rufaro Savanhu, aged 22 and two children aged four and three years respectively.

“Preliminary investigations picked that earlier, during the night, the now deceased quarrelled with a friend, only known as Terrence, with whom he was drinking beer. The friend is believed to be also staying in the CBD streets.”

According to Inspector Mahoko, Nsingo later joined his wife and children, who were sleeping on a shop veranda.

His wife woke up the next morning to find her husband lying in a pool of blood. He said:

“ZRP Gweru Central attended the scene and observed that the body was lying in a pool of blood with the left side of the head deformed and a blood-stained stone weighing approximately five kilogrammes near the deceased’s head.”

Mahoko asked anyone with information about the murder to report it to Gweru Central police station or the nearest police post.

He also urged people to settle their differences peacefully and to always respect human life.