What began as an attempt by the siblings to ‘discipline’
their 36-year-old sibling, Prince, turned into a gruesome murder.
Two Dzotsera siblings — Emmanuel (32) and Peter (40) — are
now up for the murder of their brother, Prince.
Acting Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, Assistant
Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka, confirmed the incident, revealing that Prince
Dzotsera was fatally assaulted by his brothers, Emmanuel and Peter.
“The fight started around 3am and continued until dawn,
culminating in Prince’s death. The complainant, who is a tenant at the Dzotsera
home, Mr David Muenzani tried to stop the three from fighting, but failed. He
advised the three to solve their issues as a family. He left the room where
they were fighting and went back to his lodgings. The fighting brothers went
quiet for a while, and around 5am, the mother of the three siblings woke up Mr
Muenzani, and told him that Prince had died,” he said.
When The Manica Post visited the scene hours after the
tragic incident on Wednesday morning, an eerie silence blanketed the modest
Chikanga neighbourhood.
Several people were milling around the crime scene, just
after the police had ferried Prince’s corpse to the mortuary.
Onlookers in hushed voices and with solemn faces inspected
the broken household furniture that include a television set, glass, a pushing
tray and a decoder inside the Dzosera house.
Neighbours who witnessed the lead-up to the tragedy
recounted a night filled with violent outbursts and cries for help.
According to witnesses, the brothers accused Prince of
disrespecting their mother, an issue they claimed had persisted for months.
A tenant at the house, Mr Muenzani, shared in an interview
a chilling account of what had happened.
“We were sleeping in our room when we were awakened around
3am by the quarrelling brothers as well as noise from the household goods that
were being thrown around. I heard Emmanuel and Peter yelling at Prince,
accusing him of abusing their mother, and I decided to intervene,” said Mr
Muenzani.
But his attempt to mediate was met with hostility.
“The two brothers told me to leave them alone, saying it
was a family matter. They said they had a right to discipline their errant
brother. I tried to knock some sense in their heads, but they would not listen,
so I went back to my room. Their mother even tried to intervene, but Peter told
her that they were protecting her as she used to call him while at work in
Bulawayo, telling him that Prince was assaulting her. Her mother left the
brothers alone and went to her room. The noise stopped for a while, and I
thought they had stopped fighting,” he said.
Mr Muenzani said the brothers resumed their quarrelling
around 5am.
“Around 5am, they started again. My wife begged me not to
go out this time. She said it was too dangerous. We thought they would
eventually resolve their issues. Shortly afterwards, their mother came to our
window, crying and knocking, telling us that Prince had died,” he said.
When Mr Muenzani rushed outside, he found the grim
aftermath of the night’s conflict.
“There were already many people gathered, and Prince’s body
was lying on the ground covered with a blanket,” he narrated.
Mr Muenzani said he was the only tenant who tried to help
stop the fight even though eight families stay at the Dzotsera home. Manica Post
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