RESIDENTS in Rugare are celebrating the death of a suspected criminal whom they said had terrorised them.
Tawanda Mugove, popularly known as Motion, died on Tuesday
morning following a thorough bashing from the angry mob in Rugare.
It is reported that on the fateful day, he was in the
company of his two accomplices when they attempted to rob an unsuspecting
resident.
All the hell broke loose, leading to his apprehension while
his colleagues escaped. He had been using the same modus operandi to rob and
assault his victims.
However, many versions are coming out on what really
transpired leading to his fate.
Residents who spoke to H-Metro said they were living in
fear following a 2013 incident in which Motion reportedly raped before killing
a minor.
On the fateful day, Motion was caught while attempting to
rob a house in Rugare on Tuesday early morning.
“It’s being said he confessed to killing that girl and
having kept the missing parts. He was a hard criminal known for housebreaking
and assaulting people and he also died around the age of 37 years.
“He was popularly known as Motion for his actions in the
community. People are now scared to talk about it as the family is now
threatening people as they are celebrating instead of sympathising with the
family,” said another resident.
Another resident interviewed by H-Metro said mob justice
was necessary.
“Mob justice pamunhu anga aane mamonths achirohwa, pamwe
akarohwerwa musaga and people thought he wouldn’t walk but that very week anga
aakutoba futi.
“Mapurisa akamusunga maizoshamisika munhu abuda ndozvaipa
vanhu hasha kuti pavamubata vonyatsomurova.
“No one ever takes the law into their own hands muRugare,
its rare kunzwa kuti pane munhu abatwa achiba akarohwa, abatwa anongosungiswa
but zvinozorwadza munongoerekana mamuona aapanze.
“Last week of May he was caught paraini pedu around 2am
achijamba in between the security walls.
“Until 5am vanhu vachimutsvaga before he was apprehended
while he was in possession of a knife and an axe which is known to be always in
possession of.
“He was apprehended at the next house from mine before his
relatives called another unknown person whom they mispresented that he was a
police officer,” said the sorurce.
Added the resident: “Only for people to know the next
morning that he was not taken to the station nekuti akatizwa naye nehama dzake.
“Akasiya athreatena vanhu kuti ndokudzokerai and aidzoka
nehama dzacho in a Jaguar isina manumber plates and it has tint, he would not
disembark from the vehicle whilst seated at the back.”
Another resident said, people are living in fear in the
area.
“People lived in fear because of this guy and anga anzwa
nekurohwa and most likely achikuvarira mukati.
“Zvazongoitawo munyama ava varova munhu akabva anofira
kumapurisa.
“Aiwa nevamwe varume 2 who managed to escape from the scene
after he was apprehended.”
Another resident said: “The incident took place at around
midnight after they broke into a house in Nyandoro Street, while attempting to
steal a television set.
“Vanhu vakakwanisa kubata Mugove chete asi vamwe vacho
vakatiza. Mugove is well known criminal in the area and people were tired of
beating the same person every time.
“So people bashed him several times and he passed on at
around 7 am of Tuesday while he was in
police custody,” said the resident.
It was reported that Motion allegedly raped before killing
a 10 year old girl in 2013 and dumped her in a maize field.
The case has since sparked outrage. H Metro
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