2 alcohol drinking minors identified

Zim Now Writer

Police have identified two of the 10 minors capture on video while sharing alcohol on Inez Terrace, in Harare on December 26.

“The Zimbabwe Republic Police reports that the identity of two minors aged 13 and 11 years is now known. Their mother and father have also been identified and located. The father and mother separated in November 2022 with the two minors being taken into the custody of their mother in Epworth area, Harare,” said national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi in a statement.

Ast Comm Nyathi said that the two minors later left home and engaged in street begging, vending and some misdemeanours in the Harare CBD.

He said it has been confirmed that the minors were indeed drinking alcohol and the police are working on identifying the other eight.

The person who took the video branded @kwa-shingi has been identified and is assisting police with more information.