He was arrested last Friday a few hours after being granted
$10 000 bail by the High Court on the grounds that there was no evidence
linking him to the killing. Two other suspects remain on remand in custody on
murder charges, including Thanks’ brother Tapiwa (Senior).
Investigators now allege that when Tapiwa Makore (Snr) was
arrested in September, Thanks allegedly drove to Murehwa Police Station where
he asked for keys to Tapiwa Makore’s house. He then went to the house and
allegedly destroyed and burnt some evidence which linked to the commissioning
of the crime.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul
Nyathi confirmed the arrest and said investigations were still in progress.
“Thanks Makore has been rearrested by the police on
allegations of defeating or obstructing the course of justice. He was arrested
after being granted bail and investigations are still in progress,” he said.
On Friday night, Thanks Makore had his kitchen hut at his
Murehwa homestead destroyed by fire, a few hours after being granted bail by
the High Court.
A month ago, the kitchen hut of Tapiwa Makore Senior, twin
brother to Thanks and the principle suspect in the killing, was also gutted by
fire, giving rise to suspicion that the same person is trying to force the
brothers out of the community.
By Saturday, Thanks Makore’s hut and gazebo at the
homestead were totally destroyed, with a CID forensic team sifting the ashes as
they conducted investigations.
Thanks Makore was given bail on the murder charges last
Friday after Justice Tapiwa Chitapi said there was no evidence linking him to
the offence.
The State’s case was weak as there was nothing connecting
him with the offence and that police did not find anything at his house as was
alleged by a police informant. Herald
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