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Man axes parents to death over groundnuts
08 Mar 2013 at 05:03hrs | Views
A HWEDZA man fatally struck his parents with an axe handle on Wednesday following an altercation on how to store groundnuts at their homestead.
Richard Zenda (45) pounced on his mother, Rezenia (79), and father, Enias (80), who were sitting in the same room. Acting Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nobert Muzondo confirmed the incident.
"The incident occurred around 5pm at farm number 111 in Zviyambe North in Hwedza on March 6," said Asst Insp Muzondo. It is alleged that one woman aged 79 identified as Rezenia took groundnuts into a room at the homestead for storage. This offended her son identified as Richard who is a known mental patient. At the same time, he asked his mother why she did so."
Afterwards, said Asst Insp Muzondo, Richard left before returning to the room where his mother and father Enias Pamire Zenda were sitting.
"He was wielding a wooden axe handle which he used to strike his mother once on the head before she collapsed onto the ground. Richard turned to his father whom he struck once on the head before he also collapsed," he said.
Asst Insp Muzondo said other family members tried to intervene before they fled after being threatened.
"A police report was made at Mukamba Police Post before police officers went to arrest Richard." He said investigations were still underway and the bodies were taken to Hwedza Rural Hospital for post-mortem.
Richard Zenda (45) pounced on his mother, Rezenia (79), and father, Enias (80), who were sitting in the same room. Acting Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nobert Muzondo confirmed the incident.
"The incident occurred around 5pm at farm number 111 in Zviyambe North in Hwedza on March 6," said Asst Insp Muzondo. It is alleged that one woman aged 79 identified as Rezenia took groundnuts into a room at the homestead for storage. This offended her son identified as Richard who is a known mental patient. At the same time, he asked his mother why she did so."
"He was wielding a wooden axe handle which he used to strike his mother once on the head before she collapsed onto the ground. Richard turned to his father whom he struck once on the head before he also collapsed," he said.
Asst Insp Muzondo said other family members tried to intervene before they fled after being threatened.
"A police report was made at Mukamba Police Post before police officers went to arrest Richard." He said investigations were still underway and the bodies were taken to Hwedza Rural Hospital for post-mortem.
Source - TH
