By A Correspondent|Police have launched investigations into the death of a 42-year-old man from Headlands whose lifeless body was discovered close to a bus stop on Wednesday, with two bottles of spirits reportedly found beside him.

The deceased has been identified as Elijah Chombe, a Headlands resident, by acting Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka.

Chinyoka said Chombe was last seen on October 26 at approximately 5pm near the bus stop while visibly intoxicated.

His body was discovered the following afternoon, around 4pm, by a local cattle herder, Ishmael Wecha, who came across the remains near the same area.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding Chombe’s death.