The Zimbabwe Republic Police has launched an  investigation on a matter involving a female minor (16) who succumbed to injuries from a suspected beating by her boyfriend last week.

Posting on its social media Twitter handle, the Zimbabwe Republic Police is suspecting that the deceased was assaulted by her boyfriend before being admitted at Bindura Hospital where she later died.

“A 16 year old female juvenile passed away at Bindura Hospital on 3 August, where she was being treated. The juvenile had a swollen face and it is suspected that she was assaulted by her boyfriend. Police have instituted investigations into the matter,” read the post.

Meanwhile, Zimbabweans on social media came out guns blazing accusing the police of being the instigators of violence against women in recent times, a precedence now prominent in society