The accused are Dereck Nyakudya (32), Tafadzwa (38) and
Freddy Muchekesi (34), Joshua Nyatsaga (25) and Moses Chirenje (32) of Chirenje
village in Chiweshe.
Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe
said the deceased is Collins Nyapfere (41) of Mapfunya village in Chiweshe.
The incident happened last Saturday when Nyakudya who was
at Rossa Mine received a call from his wife.
Nyakudya’s wife Blessing Chikova (23) informed him that
someone was at her door, trying to open it.
Nyakudya went back home but he did not see anything amiss.
He headed back to work after assuring his wife that there
was no one outside.
Insp Mundembe said as Nyakudya headed back to work he then
saw the deceased, Nyapfere, trying to open a door to a house in the
neighbourhood using two iron bars.
After noticing that he was seen, Nyapfere charged toward
Nyakudya and threw an iron bar at him.
Nyapfere hid behind a heap of bricks and fled towards a
tarred road after Nyakudya retreated.
Insp Mundembe said Nyakudya shouted for help and got help
from his co-accused to apprehend Nyapfere.
“On their way to Rossa police station they passed through
Tafadzwa’s house who tied Nyapfere’s hands and legs before the group took turns
to assault him with wooden sticks and a hose pipe,” he said.
They proceeded to the police station and Nyapfere was
rushed to hospital where he succumbed to the injuries the following morning.”
Insp Mundembe said the deceased had bruises and lacerations
and was oozing blood from his right ear.
He condemned the spirit of vigilantism and urged members of
the public to take the accused to the police after effecting citizen’s arrest.
Herald
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