Lions maul two people to death in Kariba

KARIBA – Two people were yesterday mauled to death by lions in Mahombekombe suburb in the resort town of Kariba.

Sources say the man only identified as Musinje and the woman Sharai Mawera, were attacked while spending time in a bushy area with the man managing to escape, leaving the woman behind. Her body was found on the scene.

The man went on to report the case to police who, with the assistance of officers from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, went in search of the lions. During the search they found an arm belonging to a man with investigations pointing to the lions having made a kill the previous night.

That, the sources say, could have been the reason the lions did not completely eat the woman. Residents of the town are now living in fear as the lions are still roaming freely as there are yet to be caught. Police could not be reached for comment last night.