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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Police in Harare are investigating the deaths of five homeless men in less than a week, believed to be victims of a lone serial killer, reported ZimLive.<\/p>\n

Police believe there could be a ritualistic motive to the killings as some of the bodies were opened up and had parts missing.<\/p>\n

The first body was found on 28 August at the corner of Simon Muzenda and George Silundika.<\/p>\n

The body was of a man believed to be in his 30s and had been dismembered, with the male organ missing.<\/p>\n

On 01 September, police recovered the body of a man, believed to be a vagrant near First Capital Bank at the corner of Innez Terrace Road and Robert Mugabe. He had horrific head injuries.<\/p>\n

On 03 September, at about 11.30 AM, a dead body was found on a flight of stairs of a building at Nelson Mandela and 7th Street in the Avenues area.<\/p>\n

The victim was believed to be a homeless man who sometimes slept on the stairs where he was found. The body had bruises on the stomach and a cut in the privates.<\/p>\n

It is thought that the man died after he was repeatedly hit in the head with a rock.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Police found two bodies of homeless men in an area close to the Simon Mazorodze Road flyover.<\/p>\n

One of the victim\u2019s stomach had been ripped open and police found internal body parts including a liver nearby.<\/p>\n

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