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Man jailed 6 years for killing prostitute
05 Nov 2014 at 06:29hrs | Views
A 36-YEAR-OLD Mutare man was last week sentenced to six years in jail for fatally assaulting a prostitute after they failed to agree on the fee for her service.
David Mugayi was on Thursday convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced on his own guilty plea for causing the death of Tatenda Homwe when he appeared before the High Court circuit led by Justice Charles Hungwe.
The court heard that on October 21 last year, Mugayi bought beer for Homwe before asking her for sex outside a local nightclub.
The two, however, failed to agree on the amount with Homwe demanding $10, while Mugayi offered to pay $5.
When Mugayi continued demanding sexual favours, arguing that he had spent a lot of money buying her beer, Homwe moved to another night club in Dangamvura.
The court heard that Mugayi pursued her until she gave in to his demands, but after the sexual encounter, they started arguing again over the fee.
Source - newsday
