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Man (24) jailed 30 years for killing girlfriend
25 May 2012 at 09:45hrs | Views
A 24-year-old Shurugwi man, Garikai Mhangami, who murdered his girlfriend, Sandra Tshuma, in cold blood has been slapped with a 30-year-jail term after High Court judge Justice Maphios Cheda ruled that he had committed the offence with constructive intent.
In passing sentence, Justice Cheda, sitting with assessors Wellington Takawira and Jameson Lekese, said the court could have sentenced him to death or life imprisonment but had considered his age and extenuating circumstances surrounding the case.
Area prosecutor Samuel Pedzisai told the court that on January 10 last year, Mhangami waylaid Tshuma as she walked home from a night spot in Shurugwi and struck her with an iron bar, killing her instantly.
The court heard the two had had a misunderstanding two weeks prior to the incident.
In passing sentence, Justice Cheda, sitting with assessors Wellington Takawira and Jameson Lekese, said the court could have sentenced him to death or life imprisonment but had considered his age and extenuating circumstances surrounding the case.
The court heard the two had had a misunderstanding two weeks prior to the incident.
Source - newsday
