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Murder during beer drink
16 Mar 2017 at 09:47hrs | Views
A 41-YEAR-OLD Gutu man Tavonga Mupinga (21) allegedly fatally stabbed a fellow reveller after being assaulted for drinking his beer without his consent.
Mupinga of Shenjere Village under Chief Makore allegedly stabbed to death Daniel Machingambi in the armpit with an unknown sharp object.
Machingambi was stabbed on Monday at around 8PM Musakaruka business centre.
According to Acting Masvingo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Kudakwashe Dehwa, Machingambi's body was found lying near Lotum Farm in Village 15 in Gutu by a villager on Tuesday at around 5AM.
"The deceased's body was found lying in a blood by a villager in the early hours of Tuesday. We have arrested the suspect and he is assisting police with investigations. He will appear in court soon facing murder charges.
The deceased's body was taken to Gutu Mission Hospital mortuary for post-mortem," said Dehwa.
He said on the fateful day, Mr Machingambi left his homestead for a beer drink
At Musakaruka business centre Machingambi bought opaque beer and started drinking with other patrons at around 7PM, the police spokesmen said.
At about 7:30PM, Mupinga arrived, grabbed the beer and started drinking it without anyone's consent.
This did not go down well with Machingambi and a dispute ensued between the two leading to a fist fight," added the cop as reported by the Chronicle.
Dehwa said the pair was however restrained by other patrons.
However, Machingambi left for home but Mupinga waylaid him in a bush and stabbed him in the armpit with a sharp object before disappearing into the darkness
Mupinga of Shenjere Village under Chief Makore allegedly stabbed to death Daniel Machingambi in the armpit with an unknown sharp object.
Machingambi was stabbed on Monday at around 8PM Musakaruka business centre.
According to Acting Masvingo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Kudakwashe Dehwa, Machingambi's body was found lying near Lotum Farm in Village 15 in Gutu by a villager on Tuesday at around 5AM.
"The deceased's body was found lying in a blood by a villager in the early hours of Tuesday. We have arrested the suspect and he is assisting police with investigations. He will appear in court soon facing murder charges.
The deceased's body was taken to Gutu Mission Hospital mortuary for post-mortem," said Dehwa.
At Musakaruka business centre Machingambi bought opaque beer and started drinking with other patrons at around 7PM, the police spokesmen said.
At about 7:30PM, Mupinga arrived, grabbed the beer and started drinking it without anyone's consent.
This did not go down well with Machingambi and a dispute ensued between the two leading to a fist fight," added the cop as reported by the Chronicle.
Dehwa said the pair was however restrained by other patrons.
However, Machingambi left for home but Mupinga waylaid him in a bush and stabbed him in the armpit with a sharp object before disappearing into the darkness
Source - online
