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Zim man in 8th floor death plunge in UK
07 Dec 2013 at 15:16hrs | Views
Victim Edwin Mazorodze was found lying on the ground outside the flats on Eden Street, in Foleshill, last Wednesday - BBC Photo
A MAN in Coventry, UK, has been charged with murder after a Zimbabwean man who fell from an eighth-floor apartment balcony.
The victim was found lying on the ground outside flats in Eden Street, Foleshill, at about 23:30 GMT last Wednesday.
Police cordoned off an area outside Paradise House in Eden Street
Police have named him as Zimbabwe-born Edwin Mazorodze, 30. He had lived in Coventry since 2004.
Unemployed Younis Masih, 39, from Eden Street, was charged with murder and is due to appear before magistrates.
Paying tribute to Mazorodze, his family said: "We are all still in shock over what has happened.
"Eddie was a much loved son and brother who will be greatly missed by all his family. We are trying to come to terms with this shocking and terrible news.
The victim was found lying on the ground outside flats in Eden Street, Foleshill, at about 23:30 GMT last Wednesday.
Police cordoned off an area outside Paradise House in Eden Street
Police have named him as Zimbabwe-born Edwin Mazorodze, 30. He had lived in Coventry since 2004.
Unemployed Younis Masih, 39, from Eden Street, was charged with murder and is due to appear before magistrates.
Paying tribute to Mazorodze, his family said: "We are all still in shock over what has happened.
"Eddie was a much loved son and brother who will be greatly missed by all his family. We are trying to come to terms with this shocking and terrible news.
Source - www.bbc.co.uk
