Police have initiated an investigation into the brutal assault of two minors by a man and a woman in the Madziwa area of Mashonaland Central Province, following the circulation of a viral video of the attack.

In a statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed that the assailants have been identified and will be prosecuted in due course. Police said:

Reference is made to a disturbing video circulating on social media, depicting a man wearing blue work suit trousers brutally assaulting two minors. The assault is further exacerbated by the arrival of a woman who joins in the attack.

The suspects have been identified and investigations are currently underway to ensure that the law takes its course without fear or favour. The incident occurred in Madziwa area, Mashonaland Central Province.

In the video, the man orders two boys to remove their shorts before mercilessly assaulting them on their buttocks with a log. Despite the boys’ pleas for mercy, he continues to strike them as they writhe in pain on the ground.

At one point, a visibly pregnant woman rushes in with a switch, intending to join the assault, but she is restrained by onlookers.

What is particularly troubling is that several witnesses at the homestead did nothing to intervene during the brutal attack. Instead, some can be heard in the background cheering and laughing.

The video does not reveal the relationship between the assailants and the victims, nor does it explain what may have prompted the assault.

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