By James Gwati-A popular Bulawayo Newspaper vendor was found dead with his privates ripped open, metres from his home in the early hours of Wednesday.

The state media reports that, Farai Mazhindu popularly known in Luveve as Dread or Rasta was found half naked with bruises all over his body.

There were used condoms in his jacket that was a few metres from the body.

The incident happened between Tuesday night and early hours of Wednesday and the suspects are still at large.

A group of school children found the bloodied body near a house where he was staying as a caretaker.

The house is owned by a Diasporan, identified only as Mr Mathema.