Sources told The Citizen that police were looking into all the scenarios
that unfolded at Ms Ufoo Saro’s house in Kibamba in efforts to piece
together evidence to unravel the mystery.PHOTO|FILE
By The Citizen Team
Posted Friday, October 18 2013 at 00:00
Posted Friday, October 18 2013 at 00:00
In Summary
According to the police, they have not been
able to interrogate the ITV reporter on the advice of her doctors.
Details from the hospital indicated yesterday that the patient who was
rushed there unconscious, and with two bullets lodged in her body was
improving and was put on exercises to regain mobility after successful
operation on the fateful day.
Dar es Salaam. The mystery surrounding the
gunning down of ITV reporter Ufoo Saro’s mother by her fiance took a new
turn yesterday with new questions emerging over the sequence of events
leading to Sunday’s tragic incident.
Anthery Mushi is said to have turned the gun on himself after killing Anastazia Saro, 58, and seriously wounding his fiancee.
But Mushi’s close relatives raised queries over
his death yesterday, suggesting foul play following the release of a
postmortem report at the Muhimbili National Hospital.
Speaking at a brief farewell ceremony at the
hospital, the family’s spokesperson, Mr Isaya Mushi, said Anthery had
been killed by two gunshots to the head.
“As a family we are shocked at this discovery and
want the police to carry out thorough investigations to establish the
truth behind his death,” Mr Mushi said as he briefed mourners on the
postmortem report.
According to him, Anthery was found to have been
shot from two different angles. Quoting the report, Mr Mushi said the
deceased had bullet entries under the chin and on the left side of his
head, near the ear.
“We are highly doubtful how exactly our brother
died because the question now is: how is it possible that someone can
shoot himself twice in the head and from two different sides?” Mr Mushi
queried. He asked the Police Force to use expertise and wisdom in
investigating the shocking killings.
Meanwhile, police told The Citizen that they were
still investigating the matter before coming to a conclusive outcome of
the motive and other details. A source at Central Police Station who
spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the
media over the matter said two teams had been assigned to collect more
evidence.
“One team was sent to the Saro family and another
to the Mushis. However, the key witness in the investigation will be
Ufoo who is still recovering at Muhimbili Hospital,” said the police
officer.
According to the police, they have not been able
to interrogate the ITV reporter on the advice of her doctors. Details
from the hospital indicated yesterday that the patient who was rushed
there unconscious, and with two bullets lodged in her body was improving
and was put on exercises to regain mobility after successful operation
on the fateful day.
Yesterday’s twist adds to the puzzling sequence of
the killings that took place in Kibamba area in the outskirts of Dar es
Salaam and which would likely invite more scrutiny in the police
investigations.
Antel, 40, reportedly shot dead Ms Saro’s mother
in her house at 6am before shooting his fiancee. Initial police reports
said the United Nations (UN) employee who was based in Southern Sudan
then turned the gun on himself. Antel was said to have lived with Ms
Saro for 13 years and had a child together.
Ms Saro’s mother who was shot five times was buried on Wednesday
in Moshi and Antel is scheduled to be buried today, also in Moshi.
Sources told The Citizen that police were looking into all the scenarios
that unfolded at Ms Ufoo Saro’s house in Kibamba in efforts to piece
together evidence to unravel the mystery.
Some of the questions they are investigating is
the items found with Anthery and circumstances that saw Ofoo escape the
murder scene after she had been shot twice, to seek treatment at a
nearby hospital. There is also the number of bullets fired in the house
from the pistol that Anthery was carrying at the time.
On Sunday the police revealed the list of items
that Anthery was found with in his car. They included handcuffs, an acid
bottle, an axe and a rope prepared like the one used by a hangman.
Unconfirmed reports said there was also a second gun in the car.
Anthery and Ufoo had reportedly driven from
another place to her mother’s house at 6am to reportedly solve
undisclosed differences. Her younger siblings who lived with the Ufoo’s
mother said they narrowly escaped the gun-wielding Anthery by slipping
through the roof when their house was set on fire by Anthery. Yesterday,
as mourners bid Antel his last journey, Mr Mushi said the story of how
the killings took place did not add up and had puzzled them before
learning of the two bullets on his head.
Mr Mushi said they smell a rat, because they still
believe their kin was incapable of committing the heinous killing ,
given his family and social background. “It is difficult for us to
believe he did it. Anthery was a very nice person all his life and we
were utterly shocked to learn he was in town and has killed people close
to him,” said Mushi.
He added that they would also await the story from
Ufoo as she was the only one now to say exactly what their alleged
quarrel was.
Reported by Henry Mwangonde, Anuciatha Lucas and Selemani Shekonga
SOURCE: THE CITIZEN
SOURCE: THE CITIZEN
