Harare, (New Ziana) – Two men from Kwekwe, the Midlands
province, who killed a man who intervened and tried to stop them from
assaulting another man, have been jailed to 25 years in prison each by
the Special High Court Circuit in Gweru.

The Midlands Special High Court Circuit has two judges stationed in
Gweru and another in Gokwe to deal with the high number of murder cases
in the province.

In a post on X, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ)
said the murder occurred on December 3, 2022 when the deceased, Blessing
Muza and his brothers were at Mbizo Inn Club in Kwekwe.

Muza went outside to relieve himself and saw Obey Mtombeni (29) and
Prosper Honye (24) assaulting Tinotenda Nyama.

He tried to intervene and the assailants turned on him. They assaulted
him with clenched fists all over the body before they stabbed him on the
left side of the chest.

Muza managed to escape and ran back to his brothers who rushed him to
hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Meanwhile, the NPAZ said John Manyere (62) from Triangle in Masvingo
province, who is employed by sugar manufacturer Tongaat Hullets as a
loss control officer, was jailed for two years imprisonment by the
Chiredzi magistrates’ court for culpable homicide.

In addition he is prohibited from driving for 2 years.

The charge arose from an incident on August 4 last year when Manyere,
who was driving a white Toyota Land Cruiser due east along
Ngundu-Tanganda road with five passengers on board, lost control of the
vehicle as he attempted to overtake a haulage truck at the 84 kilometer
peg.

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