AN artisanal miner from Shurugwi went berserk and randomly
attacked patrons at Mzansi Night Club in the gold mining town with a machete
leaving three people dead and several others injured as revenge after being
duped by a sex worker.
The incident occurred on Friday when Benjamin Chipapata
(26) of Sebanga Extension, Shurugwi indiscriminately attacked patrons with a
machete killing a sex worker, a vendor and a male patron while leaving several
others seriously injured.
Chipapata had allegedly hired a prostitute and took her
behind the popular nightspot. The two had an altercation which led to the
prostitute leaving him and running to find sanctuary in the bar.
Chipapata, according to a police source, chased after the
prostitute armed with a broken empty beer bottle.
The source said all hell broke loose when one of the
patrons tried to disarm him and stabbed him in the process. According to a police memo addressed to Gweru Rural Dispol,
Chipapata sustained a small cut due to the scuffle.
“On March 8, 2019 at
around 2 AM, Partson Bhenga had a misunderstanding with the accused person over
an unknown issue. After the misunderstanding Partson Bhenga left the accused
person and entered the bar.
“Thereafter, the accused person approached Judith Ruzive intending
to buy polony.
“The accused person was holding a beer bottle which
accidentally fell down. Other patrons who were at Mzansi night club asked the
accused person the reason why he broke the bottle.
“One of the patrons took the broken bottle and stabbed the
accused person on the left side of the chest. The accused person fell down as
the patrons moved away.
“The accused person got up and pursued the one who had
stabbed him inside the bar while holding a machete and failed to locate him,”
reads parts of the memo.
Chipapata allegedly randomly attacked patrons with the
machete. He struck Judith Ruzive once on the left shoulder, once on
the right wrist and once on the head.
“The accused person struck an unknown complainant with a
machete once on the left thigh and right heel,” read the memo.
Chipapata attacked Partson Bhenga whom he had previously
had a misunderstanding with before fleeing from the scene.
The matter was reported to the police leading to
Chipapata’s arrest. Sources yesterday said three of the attacked people later
died in hospital due to injuries sustained as a result of the attack.
Chipapata is detained at Shurugwi police station under DB
number 283/19 and docket number RRB 3645032.
Midlands police spokesperson Inspector Joel Goko confirmed
the incident saying only one person had been confirmed dead by Friday.
“I can confirm that we are investigating a murder case
where an artisanal miner murdered a vendor at Mzansi bar in Shurugwi. The other
two people Chido Makamba and Bhenga were said to be in a very critical
condition when we last checked. I am not aware of other deaths because there is
another unidentified sex worker who was also attacked together with other
patrons,” he said. Chronicle
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