The Chitungwiza Central Hospital has published a list of 34 people who died and have been unclaimed at the mortuary for almost 12 months. The Hospital is appealing to relatives of the deceased to come forward and claim the bodies. It warned that people have 21 days to claim the bodies before it conducts a pauper burial. Some of the bodies are those of people who died in Old People’s Homes.
In a notice the Hospital,
NOTICE FOR THE PAUPER BURIAL OF UNCLAIMED BODIES
THE FOLLOWING DECEASED PERSONS HAVE BEEN UNCLAIMED IN THE CHITUNGWIZA MORTUARY FROM 13TH APRIL, 2016 TO 31 DECEMBER, 2017. THE HOSPITAL IS THEREFORE MAKING ITS LAST APPEAL TO THE RELATIVES OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OF THE DEARLY DECEASED PERSONS TO COME FORWARD AND CLAIM THE BODIES AND GIVE THEMA DECENT BURIAL
THE CLAIM PERIOD WILL END AFTER (21) TWENTY-ONE DAYS OF THE ADVERT. THE BODIES THAT REMAIN UNCLAIMED AFTER THE (21) TWENTY-ONE DAYS WILL BE GIVEN A PAUPER BURIAL, BY THE STATE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, RELATIVES OF THE DECEASED CAN CONTACT CHITUNGWIZA PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
MRS A TASARANARWO ON CELL NUMBER 0772767991 OR CHITuNGWIZA CENTRAL HOSPITAL NUMBER 070 31850/31138 OR CONTACT MORTUARY SUPERVISOR MR I ZULU ON 0733277 154 OR DOVES FUNERAL SERVICES MORTUARY SUPERVISOR MR K. MUCHAVINGWA ON 0772240541. BELOW IS THE LIST OF THE DECEASED.
