EDWIN MOYO
Gweru- Police in the Midlands Province has launched a manhunt for Theresa Augusto, for a suspected case of concealment of birth which occurred at Midlands Hotel on 16 November 2023 at around 1200 hours.
A man who was on guard duties discovered a freshly dumped foetus while doing perimeter checks at the hotel. It appeared to have had been thrown down through the window from one of the Midlands Hotel rooms used by commercial sex workers.
ZRP Gweru Central attended the scene and preliminary investigations are pinpointing Augusto who is believed to be a sex worker.
Augusto was last seen complaining of abdominal pains prior to the incident and also police recovered blood stained sandals from the room she had been using forl services to men who wanted to quench their sexual appetite. Efforts to locate Augusto are underway.
The foetus was taken to Gweru Provincial Hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem.
Midlands Provincial Police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko is appealing for information to locate the suspect.
“We appeal for any information that may assist in the arrest of the suspect, Theresa Augusto.
” We also warn would be offenders that concealment of birth of a child is a serious crime which carries a custodial sentence.” he added
Efforts to get a comment from Midlands Hotel Owner former Gweru City Mayor, Hamutendi Kombayi on the incident were fruitless as his cellphone was not available until the time of writing the story.
