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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A Beitbridge man and his son died in a horrific explosion after the father tried to open a motor bomb he had picked up in the bush.<\/p>\n

Realise Mpofu (26) of Mandate Village under Chief Matibe\u2019s area killed himself and his son (7) when he used pliers and a hammer to open the bomb whose origins is not known.<\/p>\n

Mpofu died together with his son Tsepo Mpofu (6) after the bomb exploded in his face on Thursday last week.<\/p>\n

An internal police document seen by The Mirror indicates that Mpofu got his legs and palms blown off in the explosion.<\/p>\n

Efforts by the publication to get a comment from Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Inspector Loveness Mangena were futile. The matter is being investigated under RRB number 4884001.<\/p>\n

The document shows that at around 6 pm on 11 November 2021, Mpofu brought home an object which he did not realise was a motor bomb.<\/p>\n

His daughter Dorcas Ncube (6) stood 10 metres away from Mpofu who was sitting in front of his bedroom, holding the object in-between his legs and hitting it using pliers and a nail. Tsepo sat next to his father.<\/p>\n

The motor bomb exploded and the son who was observing died instantly after he was also hit by fragments from the explosion.<\/p>\n

Dorcas sustained injuries but was treated and discharged and is now in a stable condition.<\/p>\n

Postmortems for the two deceased was waived by Beitbridge Resident Magistrate Tatadzwa Gwazemba as no foul play is being suspected.<\/p>\n

The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) established that the object was a tail of a 60mm motor bomb.<\/p>\n

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