Man (40) dies in selfie with hippo attempt
Lockeus Dube(40) of Sembewule Village.
“I can confirm that we received a case of sudden death where a man was attacked by a hippopotamus when he tried to capture pictures of the animal in the bush,” said Insp Makonese.
Dube spotted the hippo in a bushy near a water source and decided to take pictures of it using a phone. The hippo, however, charged and attacked him. The animal allegedly dragged him for about 50 metres before dumping him unconscious, police said.
Dube sustained injuries on the thigh and buttocks where he was bitten by the hippo. week Mrs Ndlovu discovered that some of her dinner plates were missing.
“She went to the accused person’s place of residence to inquire about the missing property,” said Mr Shoko
“Mpofu admitted to stealing the plates and said she sold them to a passerby.”
Mulawuzi stole clothes worth $65 from Mrs Purity Dliwayo.
She was convicted on her own plea and ordered to pay a fine of $100 or spend 90 days in jail.
A passerby Mr Butholezwe Nsingo (37), who witnessed the attack, tried to scare away the animal but was too late as it had already injured Dube.
“Butholezwe Nsingo tried to scare the hippopotamus by throwing a log at it and that’s when it let go of Dube as it ran into the bush,” added Insp
Mr Shoko said on Wednesday last week Mrs Dliwayo was alerted by Mrs Ndlovu who had seen some of her child’s clothes at Mulawuzi’s house.
“Mrs Dliwayo went to the accused person’s house and recovered the clothes,” said Mr Shoko
The court heard that Mrs Dliwayo and Mrs Ndlovu then filed a report at Cowdray Park Police Station leading to the arrest of the two women who are married to one man.—@SlyCee10 Makonese.
She said an unconscious Dube was rushed to Gokwe District Hospital where he was pronounced dead on admission. Postmortem was waived by a magistrate. Police and rangers from Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority attended the scene and shot the hippo dead .
Zimparks spokesperson Mr Tinashe Farawo said he was aware of the incident and said the hippo could have strayed from nearby water bodies.