In an usual development, a Mutasa man Maxwell Gwechekweche
died this week from suspected over-consumption of beer. The post mortem for the
deceased will however be carried out on
August 29 to ascertain the real cause of the death.
Witnesses who saw the deceased before the fateful death
said on July 30 at around 09.00hrs, the late Maxwell left home for Newengo
Primary School in Ward 11 Sanyamandwe Mutasa Central to collect receipt for the
payment of fees, which he had done for
his child through EcoCash in the early
morning of the same day. After
collecting the receipt, Maxwell proceeded
to Kabungaidze Bottle Store located at Chadzingwa Business Centre in
Mutasa where he started boozing.
The bar tender at the bottle store, Ivy Makoni said she
sold 2 x 200ml of Tekuteku beer and two bottles of 750ml Vineyard (commonly
known as Vinyu) to Maxwell on credit. She said that Maxwell even left his
mobile phone as surety that he would pay for the two bottles.
Later in the day, Maxwell was later joined by his friend
Robert Kabvunza (46) from Nyamhindu
Village in Mutasa who was also seen buying
his 2x 200ml of Tekuteku and 750ml of Vineyard. The two continued
drinking the illicit beer until 1400hrs when they were seen proceeding to
Mutasa Business Centre (DC) where they
separated.
Maxwell was seen by eye-witnesses entering Chidokohori bar
and was seen drinking Tekuteku spirit from the back pocket of the jean trousers
he was wearing by the bar tender Kuziva Samunda. At around 20.34 hrs on the
same day when Samunda closed the bar, the deceased had already left the bar.
However, Maxwell was later found by two brothers Wonder and Joseph Manhenga at around 23.35
hrs lying near Newengo Primary School still alive.
The two were proceeding to their workplace, Zviuya Grinding
Mill at Mutasa DC. Wonder and Joseph
Manhenga tried to assist the deceased to his home but they failed since the
later was heavily drunk. The two asked Gwechekweche if he was assaulted by
anyone, which he declined.
Wonder later informed the deceased’s sister Hildah
Chindondondo of Nhera Village Mutasa as
well as the ZRP Mutasa DC at around 01.00Hrs the following day. The Police led
by Sergeant Bvumai Rushwaya attended
the scene and found Maxwell alive. On
being interviewed, the deceased said nothing had been done on him but
the police noted that the deceased was very drunk and had dust all over his
body. During that time the deceased’s sister Hildah also interviewed the
deceased but he still maintained that nothing had been done on him.
Hildah later asked
for the Police to assist her with their vehicle to ferry the now deceased to Bonda Mission Hospital
for treatment. At Bonda Mission Hospital, 25 kilometres away from Mutasa DC,
the deceased reportedly refused to be attended to by a nurse, Loveness
Charangwa as he was still heavily drunk. However the nurse decided to admit him
and Hildah remained at the Hospital monitoring his condition. At round 06.00
Hrs, Dr Brilliant Mbangani pronounced
that Maxwell had died. Manica Post
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