Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson,
Assistant Inspector Thabani Mkhwananzi confirmed the incident which occurred in
Mtshabezi last Monday at around 6PM.
He said the now deceased Bakwethu Ncube (30) arrived at his
uncle Christopher Ncube’s (58) homestead drunk and accused his uncle of
spreading rumors that he was having an affair with his wife.
“I can confirm that we recorded a murder case which
occurred in Mtshabezi Village. Christopher Ncube (58) was in his bedroom hut
with his wife when his nephew Bakwethu Ncube arrived drunk. Bakwethu found his
uncle in his bedroom hut with his wife and started kicking the door.
“He accused his uncle of spreading rumors that he was
having an extra marital affair with his wife. Bakwethu managed to kick the door
open and went into the room. He started attacking Christopher while further
accusing him of spreading the rumors. Christopher retrieved an okapi knife and
stabbed his nephew on the chest and stomach,” he said.
Assistant Insp Mkhwananzi said a villager who was passing
by intervened and tried to administer first aid on Bakwethu who was bleeding
profusely but his efforts were fruitless.
He said Bakwethu died before they could take him to
hospital. The matter was reported to the police who attended the scene leading
to Christopher’s arrest.
Assistant Insp Mkhwananzi urged members of the public to
desist from engaging in violence when dealing with disputes.
“Christopher was arrested and he is assisting police with
investigations. People should desist from engaging in violence when faced with
disputes but they must rather find amicable ways to solve their problems. In
this case Christopher could have walked away in order to avoid his nephew
seeing that he was drunk and he couldn’t reason with him instead of attacking
him,” he said. Sunday News
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