Ray Nkosi | A Chipinge family is searching for two year old Chris Bere who went missing last Monday while in the care of his grandmother.

The family is concerned about Chris’s whereabouts further complicated by little cooperation from ZRP Chipinge.

According to family sources who have narrated the family ordeal to ZimEye.com, “So far it looks like Monday morning the child was left sleeping in a room while the grandparents and workers were working on a nearby field. The grandother walked back to check on him but before getting home met one of the farm workers who is said to have been coming from buying tobacco for himself. She asked him if the baby was awake, if he heard heard any cry, and he replied no, and that the child is asleep.”

After which the grandmother checked on her grandson again and found him gone, raising alarm and a search party got into motion.

The relative contiues to explain the unfolding events: “People from neighbouring villages helped but found nothing. A report was made to the Police, Chipinge Hospital and Social Welfare and still no trace. The police it is said did not come the day of the report and never brought tracer dogs which would have more likely traced the child’s movement from his bedroom to wherever he went or was taken.”

Ignoring the urgency of the matter Chipinge Police stood by what they say is their policy to wait 48 hours before accepting a missing person report. At the time of writing almost five days later no arrests have been made and noone has been taken in for questioning.

The family has resorted to posting appeal posters in the city centre and residential areas of Chipinge. They have also appealed for information on social media, radio, television as well as a local newspaper.