A 49-YEAR-OLD Catholic nun and Hartmann House school
teacher was gruesomely murdered while praying at the Holy Cross in Mutoko
before her body was dumped in a nearby dam in an incident which has left many
shocked.
Police have since arrested the suspect, Enock Potani (20)
of Chouriri village under Chief Mutoko, who reportedly confessed to killing
Sister Ruvadiki Plaxedes Kamundiya, a teacher at Hartmann House, which is part
of St George’s College in Harare.
Police in Mashonaland East province were not available for
comment yesterday, but NewsDay is reliably informed that the case is being
handled by ZRP Mutoko under DB610/17.
The suspect is believed to be mentally challenged.
According to information obtained by this paper, on Sunday,
Kamundiya went to the Mother of Peace community in Mutoko on a tour to assess
the preparations for a school visit by St George’s College mass servers that
was scheduled for Friday.
Kamundiya was welcomed by Juliet Haurovi (37) before the
two had discussions as well as touring the centre. It is reported that the
now-deceased was told about the Blue Cross, popularly known as the Glorious
Cross of Life, and expressed interest to visit it before returning to Harare.
The nun went to the cross at the mountain on foot about 80
metres from the Mother of Peace community, leaving Haurovi behind.
After realising that Kamundiya had taken long to return and
that her car was still where she had parked it, Haurovi sent James Chinamano
(17) and Simon Muhamba (17), who are both orphans at the institution, to look
for Kamundiya, who had indicated that she wanted to pray before going back to
Harare.
The two returned and told Haurovi that had failed to locate
Kamundiya, but said they saw Potani at the Blue Cross who told them that he had
seen the now-deceased praying before leaving for the village.
Haurovi teamed up with Beaula Musere (44) and found the
suspect still at the cross and asked him whether he had seen Kamundiya.
They were, however, told that she had left for Mushimbo.
The suspect also told the two that Kamundiya was behaving like a mentally
challenged person.
The following day, it is reported that Panganayi Robert and
Givemore Chibanda of Mutemwa Leprosy Centre joined in the search and found the
body of Kamundiya floating in Mutemwa Dam.
The matter was reported to the police, who retrieved the
body before being led to where Potani was. It is reported that he was quizzed
and confessed that he had killed Kamundiya.
He then led the police officers to a nearby farm where a
blood-stained golden dress (church regalia), shoes, a bra and hair band
belonging to the now-deceased were recovered wrapped in a blood-stained white
sack.
It is said Potani also led to the discovery of
blood-stained white panties and black skin tights which were stashed in his
suitcase.
He was also found in possession of three panties and a bra,
giving the impression that he might have raped the woman.
He also told the police that he had used a stone in
committing the murder. The stone was recovered.
Kamundiya’s body was taken to the Murewa District Hospital
mortuary for post-mortem.
Kamundiya was a well-known gospel music composer and was a
member of the Harare Composers’ Association. Newsday
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