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Rouge cop set police dogs on neighbours in personal quarrel
11 Sep 2016 at 08:23hrs | Views
A rouge police officer Constable Effete Mhike abused state resources by setting police dogs on villagers before firing teargas on them. Mhike was settling a long dispute with his neighbours in Gokwe.
According to Sunday News, Mhike who is based at Bulawayo Central Police Station allegedly teamed up with three other police officers at Gokwe Police Station and took police dogs, rifles and teargas cansiters before descending on villagers in Gwanyika area.
Mhike accused his cousins Calvin and Reason Tshuma of assaulting his younger brother Life for beating up his wife who is also related to the two Tshuma brothers.
"Calvin sustained injuries on the leg and back before they forced-marched him to where the village head and his father Mr Phineas Chalisegera Tshuma were' said a villager.
"They forced everyone who was at his homestead including other villagers to lie down".
"Some of the villagers refused to lie down and ConstableMhike fired something which we suspect could be a teargas choking everyone who was seated around. He also set dogs on Reason," said the villager.
According to the publication, Mhike confirmed the incident saying the two had beaten up his younger brother Life.
"What happened is that the two people teamed up with two other people and assaulted my brother. Before I say anything else, I need to be cleared by my superiors," he said.
According to Sunday News, Mhike who is based at Bulawayo Central Police Station allegedly teamed up with three other police officers at Gokwe Police Station and took police dogs, rifles and teargas cansiters before descending on villagers in Gwanyika area.
Mhike accused his cousins Calvin and Reason Tshuma of assaulting his younger brother Life for beating up his wife who is also related to the two Tshuma brothers.
"Calvin sustained injuries on the leg and back before they forced-marched him to where the village head and his father Mr Phineas Chalisegera Tshuma were' said a villager.
"Some of the villagers refused to lie down and ConstableMhike fired something which we suspect could be a teargas choking everyone who was seated around. He also set dogs on Reason," said the villager.
According to the publication, Mhike confirmed the incident saying the two had beaten up his younger brother Life.
"What happened is that the two people teamed up with two other people and assaulted my brother. Before I say anything else, I need to be cleared by my superiors," he said.
Source - Sunday News
