Police chief Stephen Mutamba has demanded a top-to-bottom review of how Detective Cassandra Hove died. He spoke through spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi, making clear they heard every worry from the detective's family and concerned citizens. The officials promised they would search everywhere for answers about what really happened that day. They plan to share everything they find once the detailed review ends.
This case grabbed public attention when news came out that Hove might have been shot by another officer during police action against criminals in Pumula South, Bulawayo, last Thursday. The first reports claimed robbers shot her during a secret operation. Questions only surfaced after her family started asking exactly how she died. The 37-year-old officer's death sparked major questions.
Things became heated at her Sunday funeral service when family members directly challenged police officials. They claimed the department hid the truth about who actually shot Hove. The family demanded answers - was this an accident, or did someone mean to hurt her? Police records state she took bullets to her upper body around 8:40 pm during a gunfire exchange with suspects. Medical staff couldn't save her at a nearby private clinic.
Her relatives want the police to name every officer in the Pumula South operation. They also question who signed off on her autopsy since the family never approved it. They expressed shock when learning an unknown person signed hospital papers as her closest relative. Her death came right after she earned a scholarship for forensic study in Russia. The officer left behind four children and was laid to rest at her family home in Mberengwa on Monday.
This case grabbed public attention when news came out that Hove might have been shot by another officer during police action against criminals in Pumula South, Bulawayo, last Thursday. The first reports claimed robbers shot her during a secret operation. Questions only surfaced after her family started asking exactly how she died. The 37-year-old officer's death sparked major questions.
Things became heated at her Sunday funeral service when family members directly challenged police officials. They claimed the department hid the truth about who actually shot Hove. The family demanded answers - was this an accident, or did someone mean to hurt her? Police records state she took bullets to her upper body around 8:40 pm during a gunfire exchange with suspects. Medical staff couldn't save her at a nearby private clinic.
Her relatives want the police to name every officer in the Pumula South operation. They also question who signed off on her autopsy since the family never approved it. They expressed shock when learning an unknown person signed hospital papers as her closest relative. Her death came right after she earned a scholarship for forensic study in Russia. The officer left behind four children and was laid to rest at her family home in Mberengwa on Monday.
