A BULILIMA man is on the run after he allegedly beat his
neighbour to death, while accusing him of stealing his chicken.
Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief
Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed the incident which occurred last Friday
in Ntambana Village in Bulilima.
He said the accused person, Khawulani Ngwenya (41), met the
now deceased Mbikeni Tshuma at Ntonga Business Centre and started accusing him
of stealing his chicken.
“I can confirm that we recorded a murder case in Ntambana
area in Bulilima. The accused person Khawulani Ngwenya met the now deceased
Mbikeni Tshuma at Ntonga Business Centre at around 8PM and began accusing him
of stealing his chicken,” he said.
“Ngwenya picked up a brick, grabbed Tshuma by the collar
and struck him on the head. He then force-marched Tshuma to his homestead where
he is suspected to have further assaulted him. Tshuma was found dead the
following morning along a footpath which is a few metres from Ngwenya’s
homestead by a passerby. He is suspected to have died as a result of the
injuries sustained during the attack. The matter was reported to the police who
attended the scene.”
Chief Insp Ndebele said investigations were underway and a
manhunt has been launched for Ngwenya as he is on the run. He appealed to
members of the public with information that could lead to Ngwenya’s arrest to
contact their nearest police station.
Chief Insp Ndebele urged people to desist from engaging in
violence when faced with disputes.
‘’As police, we continue to urge people to desist from
engaging in violence when faced with disputes but rather find amicable ways of
resolving their differences such as engaging third parties. We continue to
record murder cases over trivial issues which can be easily resolved. Some of
these cases will be as a result of mere accusations such as this case in which
Ngwenya accused Tshuma of stealing his chicken.
“If at any case someone is wronged, they should let the law
take its course and not take the law into their hands,’’ he said.
A source close to the investigations said Ngwenya
force-marched Tshuma to his home where he tied his feet and legs and assaulted
him with a sjambok before releasing him. He said Tshuma staggered to a
neighbouring homestead where he collapsed in the kitchen hut and was found the
following day at around 2AM by Mr Mbekezeli Sibanda.
The source said Mr Sibanda informed Ngwenya who came and
offered to assist Tshuma and went away with him but he was later found dead. Chronicle
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