Man stabbed for stepping on someone

A Chitungwiza man-Shelton Sibanda (26) seriously assaulted a snooker player whose friend accidentally stepped on him during a game.

On Tuesday, Sibanda appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Barbara Chimboza facing two counts of attempted murder.

He was remanded in custody to May 8 and was advised to apply for bail at the High Court.

Prosecuting, Ms Linda Gadzikwa alleged that on April 24 this year around midnight, the complainant, Owen Chiparaushe, was playing snooker in the company of his friend.

The friend, only identified as Misheck, stepped on Sibanda's foot and failed to apologise.

An altercation ensued, the court heard.

An angry Sibanda charged towards Misheck, but was outpaced.

After failing to catch Misheck, Sibanda approached Chiparaushe from the back and started assaulting him.

Chiparaushe managed to escape and tried to run away, but Sibanda and his friend gave chase.

They tripped him to the ground, but Chiparaushe managed to get up and hid in a sugarcane field.

It is alleged that Sibanda located him and Chiparaushe fled again, hiding between parked commuter omnibuses.

While in his hideout, Chiparaushe noticed that he was injured on the left side of his chest, had been slashed from the left ear to his neck and had a deep cut on the left nipple.

He collapsed due to the wounds.

It is alleged that the following day around midnight, Sibanda confronted Israel Geni asking what he was up to.

Geni advised him that he was looking for his friend Chiparaushe.

Sibanda allegedly grabbed him by the neck and pushed him against a wall, before teaming up with his friends to assault him.