Residents raise questions over plumber's claims.
Eliah Mutsotso, a professional plumber, last week on Wednesday discovered the head while gardening and said he found it buried in the soil.
However, residents queried the truth of his claim that it was buried underground, saying that could not be possible since the head had no soil on it.
A resident identified as Jacob who was present when the incident occurred said the head had no traces of soil, weakening earlier reports that it was buried.
“The head had no soil whatsoever but Eliah is telling us that it was buried in the garden. Surely, there has to be some traces of soil,” he said.
Mutsotso said he discovered the head around 6pm as he transplanted seedlings in the garden, but residents interviewed by The Zimbabwean wondered why he decided to attend to his garden when it was already dark and lighting was poor.
“Why would he want to attend to his garden at such a time? We were there and it was dark; his wife was holding a flashlight for him. What normal person would want to do gardening during such odd hours,”
questioned an elderly neighbour who refused to be named.
Other residents said it was mysterious that Mutsotso could come to the conclusion that the head was of an infant if he had no prior knowledge of it.
When provincial police spokesperson Inspector Enock Chishiri was reached to reveal whether there were any leads or reports of a missing infant, he professed ignorance over the matter.
Mutsotso said he was not willing to respond to media questions but is reported to be at loggerheads with his brother, Tangai, over ownership of the family house where the head was discovered.
Tangai was not reachable for a comment, but neighbours said he wanted to have the house, left behind by their parents, sold so that they could share the proceeds.
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