7 street kids murdered, police declare emergency

7 victims in 7 days
Killings escalate with double murder in one night
Police declare serial killer alert
Targets sleeping victims and crushes heads with stone
Revenge, gang wars or ritual killing suggested as possible reasons

**Onlookers gawk at the bodies of two homeless youths found dead this Monday in Harare**

Zim Now Writer

The discovery of two dead victims with bashed in heads has led the police to declare that a serial killer is on the loose in Harare.

The bodies were discovered this Monday morning near the Simon Mazorodze flyover on the CBD outskirts.

“We are hit by a serial killer in Harare for the past 7 days,” a police carbon copy sent from CID headquarters to police stations reads.

“The serial killer is on prowl. My teams are working flat out in the area to bring this extremely dangerous killer to book,” an internal police communication that Zim Now has seen reads.

The document goes on to state that the unidentified killer has been targeting homeless youths and draws similarities on three cases:

“The killings occurred on different dates and what looks similar in all three killings is that deceased were crushed on the head with a big stone. It looks like, in all scenarios, accused would approach sleeping street kids and crush the head killing them instantly.”

One victim was discovered near the Simon Muzenda (Fourth) Terminus while the other was lying along Inez Terrace in the CBD.

A police source told Zim Now that seven victims have been recorded so far and they are all young males giving rise to speculation that this could be revenge killing or gang wars.

But the source also said that there is also strong suspicion that the perpetrator could be a ritual killer harvesting body parts. The official communication confirms mutilation.

“Some parts were missing in one of the bodies and an attempt to remove parts on the other one,” reads the copy.

Police officers have been places on high alert and urged to be vigilant when moving at night.

“We have a very serious situation on our hands and it’s all hands on deck at this stage,” reads the memo.