AN artisanal miner at Fort Rixon in Matabeleland South
allegedly stabbed a colleague with a knife following a dispute over a gold
detector.
This was heard by Bulawayo magistrate Shepherd Mjanja on
Thursday when Mike Tshwane (20) appeared before him charged with attempted
murder.
He was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to
June 4.
The court was told that on March 20, Compton Ncube (30) was
prospecting for gold using a metal gold detector at a plot in Shangani, Fort
Rixon area.
Tshwane’s friends approached Ncube intending to take away
the detector. It is alleged that while they were wrangling, Tshwane stabbed
Ncube in the back.
Ncube was rushed to the United Bulawayo Hospital for
medication. A report was made to the police, leading to Tshwane’s arrest. Newsday
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