Phillip Mutasa
(38) appeared before Harare regional magistrate Mrs Sandra Mupindu, who advised
him to apply for bail at the High Court.
He was not
asked to plead.
According to
the State, the incident occurred on August 17, 2025, around 11.15pm, at
Mutangadura Hideout Farm.
A security
guard on duty heard dogs barking and went to investigate, only to encounter two
men crawling towards the gardener’s cottage.
As he
approached them, he was allegedly grabbed from behind and threatened with a
pistol.
The assailants
tied the guard’s hands with shoelaces taken from his own shoes and demanded to
know the entrance to Mutangadura’s house.
When the guard
explained that it was his first day at work and he did not know, the gang
force-marched him around the house before breaking down the north-facing main
door.
The court heard
that the attackers, who were all wearing balaclavas and armed with pistols,
hammers and crowbars, were seven.
They searched
the guard and stole his cellphone before forcing him into the dining room,
where he was made to lie face down.
A short while
later, Mutangadura’s son, Ryan, was also brought into the dining room.
Meanwhile,
other gang members had already entered the businessman’s bedroom, where his
wife, Patience, was heard crying.
The court was
told that Mutasa, who was guarding the hostages, later ordered Ryan into the
bedroom.
There, Ryan
allegedly saw his mother cradling his father, who lay in a pool of blood, while
four masked men ransacked the room.
The gang fled
soon after.
The security
guard was untied by Patience and together they rushed Joseph to Eden Clinic in
Ruwa, where he was pronounced dead.
Mutangadura,
popularly known as “Mutangaz”, was a well-known businessman in Ruwa, owning
several businesses including Mutangaz Hideout, Mutangaz Panyama and Lisheen
Estate. Sunday Mail
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