A 20-year-old mentally challenged man from Machova Village
under Chief Chingoma in Mberengwa allegedly fatally assaulted his five-year-
old nephew and threw the body in the river.
Upenyu Mthombeni appeared before Mberengwa Magistrate Mr
Shepherd Munjanja facing one count of murder.
He was not asked to plead and his matter was postponed
indefinitely. Mr Munjanja committed Mthombeni to Mlondolozi mental institution
in Bulawayo for treatment. Prosecuting Miss Faith Mwale told the court that on
January 16, Mthombeni went to herd goats in the company of his nephew Bhaureni
Banda.
“On January 16 around 11am, the accused and the deceased
went to herd goats at the nearby grazing lands,” said Miss Mwale.
The court heard that a misunderstanding ensued between the
two and Mthombeni allegedly fatally assaulted the deceased.
“The two had a misunderstanding over an unknown issue and
the accused fatally assaulted his nephew. He also inserted two logs into his
nephew’s buttocks before throwing him into Jindu River,” she said.
Around 12 mid-day, Nyasha Banda, who is the elder brother
to the now deceased followed to the grazing land.
“The deceased’s brother followed the two to grazing lands.
Upon arrival, he inquired about the deceased’s whereabouts from the accused,
and the accused pointed to the river.
“Nyasha rushed to the river and discovered that his brother
was already dead,” she said.
The matter was reported to the police leading to
Mthombeni’s arrest.
Banda’s body was retrieved the following day and it was
ferried to a Bulawayo hospital for post mortem. Sunday News
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