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Man brutally murdered for leaving neighour at a bar
10 Apr 2017 at 03:56hrs | Views
A Bulawayo man from RMS Transport Residential Quarters Tapiwanashe Mutakaya (43) was allegedly fatally axed five times in the head by his neighbour leaving his brains splattered on the ground after he had confronted the accused demanding to know why he had left him at a bar.
The brutal incident happened around 9PM on Saturday at the RMS Transport Residential Quarters along Old Khami Road, Chronicle reported.
Antony Ndlovu, the attacker was arrested on the spot.
Security guards at the compound said they had to separate Ndlovu and Mutakaya after they engaged in a "fierce fist fight" at the gate.
After they went their separate ways, Mutakaya is alleged to have followed Ndlovu to his house and revived the fight.
Mutakaya is said to have banged on the door at Ndlovu's home and threatened to kill him in front of his wife, a neighbour, Mqondisi Maseko told The Chronicle.
"He insulted him, accusing him of being a bad friend. He said: 'I thought you were a good someone, but why did you leave me behind?' That resulted in the two men fighting again," he said.
Lovemore Chimhene (53), Mutakaya's nephew, said his uncle died a painful death adding Ndlovu was acting insane and shouting that he had killed someone.
Chimhene said the two, who were workmates, had been drinking beer in the same bar earlier that night.
"Ndlovu was walking back home in the company of his brother in-law when Tapiwanashe came running and caught up with them. It is then that he's said to have accused Ndlovu of being a bad fellow and demanded to know why he had left him behind," he said.
Chimhene said as they approached the compound, Maseko joined them and tried to stop them from fighting as they walked home.
The two fought at the front gate only to be stopped by security guards.
However, after about 30 minutes, Tapiwanashe came banging on Ndlovu's door, shouting that he wanted to kill him in front of his wife.
"Ndlovu told his wife not to open the door. He said he would be forced to axe Tapiwanashe if he went outside to fight him. Eager to know what was going on, Ndlovu's wife opened the door" narrated Chimhene.
He said Ndlovu rushed out holding an axe.
"He went straight towards Tapiwanashe who then tried to flee but because of his drunken state, he fell to the ground. The two wrestled for a while before Ndlovu hit him five times on the skull," said Chimhene.
Ndlovu, he said, threw the axe outside the compound and started screaming that he had killed someone.
The brutal incident happened around 9PM on Saturday at the RMS Transport Residential Quarters along Old Khami Road, Chronicle reported.
Antony Ndlovu, the attacker was arrested on the spot.
Security guards at the compound said they had to separate Ndlovu and Mutakaya after they engaged in a "fierce fist fight" at the gate.
After they went their separate ways, Mutakaya is alleged to have followed Ndlovu to his house and revived the fight.
Mutakaya is said to have banged on the door at Ndlovu's home and threatened to kill him in front of his wife, a neighbour, Mqondisi Maseko told The Chronicle.
"He insulted him, accusing him of being a bad friend. He said: 'I thought you were a good someone, but why did you leave me behind?' That resulted in the two men fighting again," he said.
Lovemore Chimhene (53), Mutakaya's nephew, said his uncle died a painful death adding Ndlovu was acting insane and shouting that he had killed someone.
Chimhene said the two, who were workmates, had been drinking beer in the same bar earlier that night.
"Ndlovu was walking back home in the company of his brother in-law when Tapiwanashe came running and caught up with them. It is then that he's said to have accused Ndlovu of being a bad fellow and demanded to know why he had left him behind," he said.
Chimhene said as they approached the compound, Maseko joined them and tried to stop them from fighting as they walked home.
The two fought at the front gate only to be stopped by security guards.
However, after about 30 minutes, Tapiwanashe came banging on Ndlovu's door, shouting that he wanted to kill him in front of his wife.
"Ndlovu told his wife not to open the door. He said he would be forced to axe Tapiwanashe if he went outside to fight him. Eager to know what was going on, Ndlovu's wife opened the door" narrated Chimhene.
He said Ndlovu rushed out holding an axe.
"He went straight towards Tapiwanashe who then tried to flee but because of his drunken state, he fell to the ground. The two wrestled for a while before Ndlovu hit him five times on the skull," said Chimhene.
Ndlovu, he said, threw the axe outside the compound and started screaming that he had killed someone.
Source - Chronicle
