Court Reporter
THE inquest into the death of General Solomon Mujuru resumes today with the pathologist who examined the remains expected to testify. This comes against the backdrop of a request by the family to call a South African forensic expert to give a second pathological second opinion.
Cuban national, Dr Gabriel Alviero, who examined the body at One Commando Barracks and also saw the body at Ruzambo Farm, will give evidence at the 11th day of the inquest.

The Mujuru family through their lawyer, Mr Thakor Kewada, says should questions arise, they might apply for the exhumation of the remains to enable the South African expert to conduct another examination.
Gen Mujuru died in an inferno at his farmhouse in Beatrice in August last year. The Mujuru family wants to bring in a South African expert Dr Perumel whom they say has indicated he would be free to come to Zimbabwe.

Presiding magistrate Mr Walter Chikwanha, however, said he will only consider the family's request to bring in a foreign pathologist after the local expert who first examined the remains testifies in court.
He said it was his prerogative to subpoena witnesses and in pursuance of this mandate he had already subpoenaed all the witnesses whom he thinks were relevant.