A-56-year-old woman and her nine-year-old grandson were
found dead with multiple axe wounds all over their bodies at their homestead in
Bubi District, Matabeleland North.
The murder weapons, an axe and a knobkerrie, were found at
the scene. The bodies of Wesi Ncube and her grandson Lyodd Ndebele of Dulutsha
village 3 in Siganda were discovered on Saturday a kilometre apart.
A neighbour’s eight-year-old granddaughter who had gone to
the deceased’s homestead on Saturday morning to ask for cooking oil found
Ncube’s body and alerted her family. The body of Ncube’s grandson was found
about a kilometre from their home by villagers.
Police suspect that the killings may have occurred between
7PM on Friday and 7AM on Saturday.
Matabeleland North police spokesperson Chief Inspector
Siphiwe Makonese said reasons for the attack are not yet known and investigations
are underway.
The victims were allegedly last seen on Friday evening by
their neighbour, Mrs Sibongile Ncube (48), while she was at her homestead.
“At around 7AM on Saturday, a juvenile aged 14 sent his
sibling, aged eight to go and ask for cooking oil at Ncube’s home. Upon arrival
in their yard, she stumbled on the body of Ncube, lying about three metres away
from the kitchen hut.
“The minor rushed back home where she notified her
grandmother (76) about the incident. The elderly woman informed other villagers
and they searched for Ndebele’s body which they discovered about a kilometre
away from their homestead,” Chief Insp Makonese said.
The matter was reported to the police.
Chief Insp Makonese said both victims had multiple head
injuries and a bloody axe was found next to Ncube’s body while a bloody
knobkerrie was found next to the boy’s body.
The bodies were taken to the United Bulawayo Hospitals
(UBH) for postmortem. Chief Insp Makonese appealed to members of the public to
assist them solve the murder case by contacting their nearest police station.
Last month, an 88-year-old man was found dead with multiple
gunshot wounds at his home in Plumtree.
His unknown attackers are still at large. Mr David Ndlovu
of Dopote village, under Chief Masendu in Madlambuzi, was pronounced dead on
arrival at a local clinic.
His 21-year-old son said he heard several gunshots at
around 11PM but said he was too scared to check what was happening outside his
bedroom.
He discovered his seriously injured father at around 5AM
the following day and rushed him to Makhulela Clinic where he was declared
dead. Chronicle
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