A BEER drinking binge ended in tragedy after a Chipinge man
hit his friend with a brick over a 50 cents debt.
Innocent Shongeni (26) of Maronga Village under Chief
Musikavanhu has appeared before senior Mutare Court Judge, Justice Hlekani
Mwayera on murder charges.
He was accused of causing the death of Onai Chinondida
after he struck him with a brick on the head.
Justice Mwayera however convicted him of culpable homicide
as defined in Section 49 (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act,
Chapter 9:23.
Shongeni was sentenced to four years imprisonment of which
one year was suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour. He will
serve an effective three years.
Mr Jonathan Chingwinyiso prosecuted.
The court heard that on November 9 last year, Shongeni and
the deceased were at Ndaushwa Makuyama’s homestead drinking and at around 3pm.
An altercation arose between the two over a 50 cents debt the deceased’s younger
brother owed Shongeni.
“The deceased struck Shongeni once at the back of the head
with a catapult propelled stone. The deceased’s younger brother and his friend
joined in to assault Shongeni with logs. Shongeni then produced a knife and
picked a brick which he threw towards his assailants.
“He was restrained by passersby who dragged him away from
the homestead. Shongeni however, broke free and ran back to the scene where he
picked another brick which he threw at his assailants. The brick missed its
target and struck a by-stander,” said Mr Chingwinyiso.
He picked another brick and struck Chinondida on the head.
Chinondida fell to the ground and became unconscious.
He was taken to Chibuwe Clinic where he was referred to
Chipinge District Hospital.
He died the following morning. A post mortem carried out by
Dr Joel Tapi established the cause of death as head injury secondary to
depressed skull fracture as well as spine fracture. Manica Post
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