By A Correspondent- Police has ordered relatives of a 23-year-old-man who died last week from injuries sustained after being attacked at the MDC-T vice president and former Harare mayor Elias Mudzur’s Duriro Bar in Harare, to be patient and wait for the completion of investigations.

The relatives of the deceased had dumped the body at the rural home of Mudzuri.

Mudzuri owns the bar where the man was attacked and the victim’s relatives accuse the politician of having played a role in the assault.

The relatives were ordered to remove the body and proceed with burial arrangements pending the conclusion of investigations into the case.

According to reports, the relatives left Ronald Mukumbira’s coffin on a verandah at Mudzuri’s home in the Four Miles area of Zaka at around 6 am on Wednesday. Mudzuri is under investigation after being implicated as one of the people who participated in the attack on Mukumbira.

Police urged the relatives to be patient and let the law take its course with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Homicide Section now handling the matter.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the case, saying investigations were still in progress.

“We have intensified investigations with a view to ascertain what transpired on the day in question. The CID Homicide is investigating the matter and he (Mudzuri) will be summoned soon,” he said.

Mukumbira was allegedly assaulted on June 7 and died on June 10 at his house in Epworth, allegedly from injuries sustained during the attack.