Kheshow had been awaiting mental examination while in
custody after being arrested for murder and rape.
Kwekwe magistrate Ms Florence Nago had remanded Kheshow in
custody to October 25 pending a mental examination. According to Kwekwe district
public prosecutor, Ms Yeukai Mugumba, Kheshow was examined by two mental
specialists who declared that he had mental problems.
“Kheshow has been found to have mental problems and has
since been committed to Umlondolozi Mental Prison in Bulawayo for further
management and treatment.
“Two doctors examined him under the Mental Health Act and
discovered that he is not well,” said Ms Mugumba.
She said he will receive treatment until he improves and
possibly stand trial.
“Kheshow is now a danger to society and therefore cannot be
released. If he does not go on trial, a special verdict will be handed down by
the High Court. A special verdict can either grant one not guilty or guilty
depending on the gravity of the matter,” said Ms Mugumba.
Kheshow is facing murder, attempted murder and rape charges
after he went on a rampage and killed seven people and raped one of his
victims.
According to State papers, on October 9 at around 3am,
Kheshow is suspected to have acted violently while at home. He was then taken
by his aunt to an Apostolic Church shrine for prayers and deliverance.
While at the shrine, he became violent and started
uprooting small trees and pushing parked vehicles.
Congregants subdued him and tied him with a rope. While
church members were still asleep in the early hours of the morning, Kheshow
woke up, freed himself and drove home.
He armed himself with three spears, a kitchen knife and an
axe, and went to his uncle’s house where he broke down the front door to gain
entry.
His uncle and other relatives escaped through the bedroom
window, leaving four children and two cousins sleeping in the dining room.
They later returned home and found their children dead with
multiple stab wounds. They sought refuge at a policeman’s house nearby and the
suspect followed them and stabbed the cop in the back with a spear. He fatally
stabbed a 33-year-old man and further seriously injured three other people.
Kheshow returned to his house and stabbed two female adults
to death before raping his uncle’s wife. Herald
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