In a statement, Bulawayo deputy spokesperson Assistant
Inspector Nomalanga Msebele urged residents to take any apprehended suspects to
the nearest police station rather than resorting to violence.
This comes in the wake of a murder involving two community
members from Lobengula, who allegedly killed a man they believed to be a thief.
The deceased, accompanied by three other men, had reportedly robbed one of the
accused of his Samsung A23 mobile phone and earphones.
The suspects, identified as Advice Dibula (36) and
Khulekelani Mhlanga (43) of Lobengula West, are accused of fatally attacking
the alleged thief. The incident occurred on December 21 at approximately 3am,
as the three men were returning home from Marisha Night Club in Old Magwegwe
suburb.
Assistant Inspector Msebele stressed the importance of
allowing the police to handle criminal matters to prevent such tragic outcomes.
“As the three were walking near a certain house in
Lobengula West suburb, they met the now deceased, whose identity is still
unknown, in company of three other male adults who began to assault them using
unknown objects for no reason.
“One of the now deceased’s team forcibly took one of the
three’s Samsung A23 mobile phone and earphones from his trousers pocket,” said
Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele.
Assistant Inspector Msebele stated that the deceased had
assaulted one of the three men, striking him in the face three times with his
fists, causing him to fall to the ground.
“One of the men managed to escape from the scene and
alerted the residents. Police attended the scene and found the now deceased
lying on the ground unconscious bleeding from the mouth with a cut on his head.
“An ambulance was summoned which ferried the now deceased
to Mpilo Hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. The body was
conveyed to the mortuary for post mortem and the accused persons were
arrested,” said Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele. Chronicle
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