Star FM DJ arrested on murder charge
2013 May 20 | 2661 Views
STAR FM DJ Munyaradzi Mlimo - popularly known as DJ Munya - has been arrested on allegations of kidnapping and killing a man he suspected of engaging in an extra-marital affair with his wife.The DJ reportedly forced the man to drink poison.The radio personality was arrested last Thursday in Harare ...by Staff Reporter
Zim woman brutally killed for suspected ritual purposes in SA
2013 May 15 | 3754 Views
A 34-year-old Zimbabwean woman was brutally killed for suspected ritual purposes allegedly by her South African boyfriend at a village outside Makhado in Limpopo Province.The woman identified as Rumbidzai Manyere reportedly disappeared from home on 16 March.Her mutilated body was later discove...by Staff reporter
Zim man murdered in UK love rivalry stabbing
2013 May 10 | 4218 Views
LONDON - A man has been jailed for murdering a Zimbabwean "peacemaker" and attempting to murder a love rival at a south-east London flat.Delaney Barnett, 27, of Baring Road, Grove Park stabbed Harold Muzeremwi, 20, to death and wounded Nash Leigh Walsh-Drew, 25 with a knife.Woolwich Crown Court hea...by BBC
Zimbabweans in South African gay murder storm
2013 April 29 | 4331 Views
A group of young Zimbabweans have been sucked into a raging and disturbing gay men murder saga in South Africa (SA), it has emerged.While the identity of the trio under South African Police Service (SAPS) investigation remains under wraps, there are fears that the group forms part of a cosmopolita...by Staff reporter
Zim woman murdered in SA
2013 April 22 | 2921 Views
A 34-YEAR-OLD Masvingo woman was brutally killed at Tshikota village in Makhado town in Limpopo province, South Africa, in a suspected ritual murder, police said yesterday.South African police spokesperson for Makhado, Captain Maano Sadiki said the incident occurred last month but however, the woman...by Beitbridge Reporter
Businessmen up for kidnap, attempted murder
2013 April 22 | 2261 Views
TWO businessmen from Bulilima district in Matabeleland South Province have landed themselves in trouble with the law after they allegedly kidnapped a fellow businessman from the same area and severely assaulted him leaving him unconscious.Andrea Nduna Dube (46) and Menzi Dube (28), of Ndolwane Villa...by Court Reporter
Security guard murdered while on duty, culprits escape with $4,000
2013 April 16 | 3312 Views
A security guard based in Mberengwa was murdered while on duty by a gang of robbers and the shop he was guiding lost US$4,000 and more than R3,000.Police have identified the now deceased as Rangarirai Dube (55) of Shopera Village under Chief Nyamhondo. Dube was employed as a security guard by a shot...by Staff reporter
Man murders mum over cattle
2013 April 12 | 3292 Views
POLICE in Chimanimani are looking for a 38-year-old man who fatally assaulted his mother following an altercation over cattle.Police said Ndabaningi Musere of Murazvi Village under Chief Mutambara vanished just after he gruesomely murdered his mother, Nelia Musere (76) at around 6pm last weekend."Nd...by Staff reporter
Zim woman murdered in Canada, publication ban issued on the case
2013 April 06 | 4502 Views
As more questions keep mounting regarding the murder of Caroline Nyumwai Mkurazhizha 23, the less the amount of; substantive information that is being released or disseminated out to the public by the Crown. A publication ban was recently issued on the case; ascertaining to certain information, bei...by Tsungai Chipato
Man arrested for soccer player's murder
2013 April 06 | 2481 Views
POLICE have arrested a Macheke man in connection with the murder of Black Rhinos Queens Football Team playmaker, Moreblessing Duwati (19) last Sunday evening.Alexio Siyanga (26), who was Duwati's boyfriend, was arrested on Thursday.National police spokesperson Superintendent Paul Nyathi confirmed th...by Crime Reporter
Teen kills and robs grandfather so he could buy shoes, cellphone & tattoos
2013 March 31 | 2447 Views
A Chicago 19-year-old fatally shot his 72-year-old grandfather, and robbed him so he could buy tattoos, shoes and a cellphone, police said.William Strickland had no criminal record but is an admitted gang member. His grandfather’s gun was used in the crime, police said.Strickland allegedly shot th...by Mat Estel
Man kills his mother after she refused to give him money for narcotics
2013 March 31 | 2627 Views
A 48-year-old man, Hassan Usman, has killed his 87-year-old mother for not giving him money to buy a substance suspected to be Indian hemp.The incident occurred in Giron-Masa of Ngaski local government area of Kebbi State.Shocked residents of the community, who narrated the incident to LEADERSHIP Su...by Staff Reporter
Businessman stabs brothers after dispute over beer bottles
2013 March 31 | 2494 Views
A Bindura businessman is on the run after stabbing two brothers with a knife after a dispute over beer bottles. Obert Nyahuma (42) of Chevakadzi village under Chief Mutumba is wanted by police in connection with an attempted murder case after he allegedly stabbed Shingai Maruza (28) on the shoulder ...by Staff Reporter
Teacher beats to death two primary school children
2013 March 30 | 3643 Views
Two boys have died after they were beaten by a member of staff at a primary school in southern China, state media report.The boys, who attended a private school in Yulin City, in the Guangxi Zhuang region, died later in hospital, Xinhua news agency says.A male employee reportedly hit the boys, causi...by Mafu Sithabile
Man intent on killing own brother mistakenly shoots and kills friend
2013 March 30 | 2346 Views
In March 2011, Lee Gray, 32, was murdered at his home in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, as he slept beside Keeley, then pregnant with Gracie, and his three-year-old son.Lee's "friend" Martin Fieldhouse had burst into the house looking for his blood-feud brother Mick Fieldhouse.Fuelled by cannabis, cocai...by Staff reporter
Man buys crate of beer to toast cold-blooded execution of his parents
2013 March 28 | 4565 Views
Father-of-three Stephen Seddon, shot his father, Robert, 66, and mother, Patricia, 65, to death with a sawn-off shotgun at their home in Sale, Greater Manchester, UK, for their £230,000 inheritance.The 46-year-old was caught on CCTV at his local supermarket buying the beer to celebrate the double m...by Staff Reporter
Woman acquitted of murdering hubby
2013 March 28 | 3447 Views
A DANGAMVURA woman who stabbed her husband to death with a kitchen knife following a domestic dispute over sadza has been acquitted of murder by a High Court Judge.Gladys Tandire was lucky to escape jail after Justice Susan Mavangire ruled that she acted in self defence when she fatally stabbed her ...by Staff Reporter
Pair sentenced to hang by the Supreme Court
2013 March 27 | 2989 Views
THE Supreme Court has upheld death sentences for two murder convicts, one of them who killed a member of the neighbourhood watch committee after being arrested for stealing a goat and an armed robber who shot dead his victim during a robbery.Maxwell Moyo and Leo Matimbe, who killed their victims in ...by Staff reporter
Two sentenced to death for killing their relative
2013 March 23 | 2751 Views
Two Binga men who last year killed their relative by striking him with axes have been sentenced to death.Njabulo Tshuma (28) and Vusa Mugobo Ndlovu (24) were on Tuesday convicted of murder with actual intent by Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Maphios Cheda at the High Court Circuit. With Mes...by Staff reporter
4th suspect in SA boxer's murder case located in Zimbabwe
2013 March 18 | 2906 Views
The Brits Magirstrate's Court heard on Friday that a fourth suspect accused of murdering former world heavyweight boxing champion Corrie Sanders has been located in Zimbabwe. Advocate Matric Lephondo told the court the State believed the man would be able to help them locate the gun with which...by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean murdered in Cape Town, assist find relatives
2013 March 17 | 4009 Views
The body of a Zimbabwean based in South Africa, Jimson Chinorumba (31) was found in Cape Town on Saturday the 9th of this month but his relatives cannot be contacted as they are not known.According to Milayo Tavashavira, a Zimbabwean who was staying with Chinorumba, the deceased left home after 20:...by Staff reporter
Family brutally murders daughter's mother-in-law
2013 March 10 | 2873 Views
FIVE family members were arrested for fatally assaulting their daughter's mother-in-law for chasing their daughter away when her husband was in South Africa.This was after the late woman's son committed suicide after she asked him to marry her when he queried her decision to chase his wife without c...by Staff reporter
Man found with murdered lover's private parts
2013 March 09 | 3769 Views
The Chinhoyi man who allegedly killed his girlfriend, mutilated the corpse before being caught selling the woman's private parts should be examined by two psychiatrists to ascertain his state of mind, the High Court ruled yesterday.Justice Felistus Chatukuta ordered the prosecution to ensure that tw...by Staff reporter
Woman (64) collapses and dies after receiving news that her son had been murdered
2013 March 09 | 5520 Views
A 64 year-old woman from Donki Village under Chief Sogwala, died of shock after receiving news that her son had been murdered at a bar in Lower Gweru.Police identified the deceased woman as Mrs Tendai Ncube.The woman is said to have died upon admission to Dufuya clinic in Lower Gweru.Her brother, Mr...by staff Reporter
Gold panners in court for murder
2013 March 08 | 1999 Views
THREE suspected gold panners who were among a group that allegedly stoned to death the son of prominent war veteran in Matabeleland South, Jabulani Phetshu Sibanda, Mandlenkosi, were on Wednesday arraigned before the court facing a murder charge. Admire Makoni (23), Brighton Munyira (27) and Peter M...by Staff reporter
MDC-T maintains Christpowers was murdered
2013 March 05 | 2826 Views
Unsatisfied with police investigations into the brutal murder of a 12-year old boy in Headlands, MDC-T says it will engage international private investigators as tensions escalate ahead of elections. Police ruled out foul play in the death of Christpowers Maisiri but MDC-T claims this is a cover up...by Staff reporter
4 Zanu PF activists charged over 2008 killing of a 'political sell-out'
2013 March 02 | 3116 Views
FOUR Zanu-PF activists have been charged with murder for allegedly killing an opposition party supporter accusing him of being a "political sell-out" after the 2008 presidential election run-off.Nobert Muzhingi, Thabani Mashonganyika, Sikhumbuzo Madhuveko and Mangisi Mutandavari allegedly murdered J...by Staff reporter
Mugabe's ally confronted for murder
2013 February 27 | 5005 Views
There was an explosive Cabinet meeting Tuesday as MDC-T ministers confronted Zanu-PF over the death of a 12 year old who died in a suspected arson attack in Headlands this weekend.Cabinet meetings are closed to the media. But some ministers who spoke on condition of anonymity said the issue of the ...by Violet Gonda
Man (39) jailed for 14 years for murder
2013 February 25 | 2356 Views
A Bikita man, 39, was last week jailed for 14 years for brutally murdering a fellow villager who had professed ignorance over his wife's whereabouts. Justice Charles Hungwe, at the High Court on circuit in Masvingo, jailed Forward Muchavhera of Ziumbe village in Mukanganwi communal lands after convi...by Staff reporter
Man butchers step mum over a chair, buries her in a shallow grave
2013 February 23 | 3139 Views
A Chipinge man, 24, is on the run after he allegedly butchered his step-mother over a chair which was allegedly broken by the latter before he buried her in a shallow grave in a maize field on Monday.Police in Mutare are appealing to members of the public with information leading to the arrest of W...by Staff Reporter
Zim man (20) faces UK jail for random knife attacks on women
2013 February 21 | 3111 Views
A Zimbabwean man faces jail in the United Kingdom after random knife attacks on two women in London.Sasha Masamba of Nicholes Road, Hounslow was charged on Friday, 24 August, with two counts of attempted murder.Masamba brought terror to suburban streets in west London last August after two women...by Staff reporter
MDC-T members denied bail again
2013 February 20 | 2381 Views
The five MDC-T members who are part of the 31 activists facing charges of murder were today denied bail at the High Court.The five were making a fresh bail application before the trial judge, Justice Chinembiri Bhunu. The 31 are jointly charged for murdering a police officer, Petros Mutedza in Glen ...by Ndou Paul
Man found murdered
2013 February 13 | 2677 Views
A man believed to be the victim of a late night hit and run murder was found dead along Samora Machel Avenue in Harare this Wednesday morning.The body of a man believed to be in his mid 30s was discovered on a patch of grass near Water World in Harare.The deceased is believed to have been a vagrant ...by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman murdered in Toronto
2013 February 06 | 4843 Views
A woman from Zimbabwe who came to Toronto to study accounting is the city’s latest homicide victim, police said Tuesday.In a news release issued Tuesday afternoon, police identified 23-year-old Nyumwai Caroline Mkurazhizha as the woman who was strangled on the weekend.The woman was pronounced dea...by Staff reporter
Suspected murderer mistakenly set free
2013 February 04 | 4199 Views
Durban - A suspected murderer in South Africa was mistakenly released by a Durban Magistrate's Court clerk after he was denied bail, The Mercury reported on Monday.Lebo Sibisi, 29, was denied bail on January 23 because of the seriousness of the charges against him, but his J7 form stated he had bee...by Staff Reporter
Beggar jailed for attempted murder
2013 February 04 | 2172 Views
A beggar in Bulawayo has been sentenced to five years in prison for beating up a would-be "Good Samaritan" and leaving him for the dead.Manford Sibanda (38) approached Mr Mbuso Sibanda (36), of Plot Number Lucy Road, Montgomery and employed as a security guard at Eastview High School and asked for m...by Court Reporter
Murder cases increases by 18%
2013 January 30 | 1752 Views
Matabeleland South Province recorded an 18 percent increase in homicide cases between January and December last year compared to the same period in the year 2011. Officer commanding the province, Assistant Commissioner Munyaradzi Musariri said homicide cases and stock theft were the main crimes of ...by Beitbridge Bureau
Cattle rustler beaten to death, 8 arrested for murder
2013 January 29 | 2582 Views
EIGHT villagers including five members of the same family from Mhondoro have been arrested for beating to death a man they accused of stealing their cattle.The Chinembiri family from Chinembiri village under Chief Mashayamombe in Mhondoro woke up last Thursday to find that two of their cattle were ...by Staff reporter
Botswana men beat up a Zimbabwean to death for stealing a bicycle
2013 January 27 | 3401 Views
A Zimbabwean has been beaten to death in Botswana for allegedly stealing a bicycle. Two brothers accused of his murder recently appeared before magistrate Sijabuliso Siziba in Francistown.Utlwang and Simon Mosiame Batlang, 27 and 22 years of age respectively were not asked to plead to a singl...by Staff reporter
Man sentenced to death for axing his 82 year old neighbour to death
2013 January 23 | 2786 Views
A MAN from Tsholotsho, who in 2011 axed his 82-year-old neighbour to death before burying the body in a shallow grave, has been sentenced to death.Nkanyezi Moyo (47), of Mlalangenyama Village under Chief Gampu had pleaded not guilty to killing Samson Ndobha Moyo, but was on Thursday convicted due to...by Court Reporter
Man nabbed for "killing" colleague at an old people's home
2013 January 20 | 2457 Views
A MAN believed to be in his late 70s was last week arrested in connection with the murder of a colleague following a misunderstanding over noise at an old people's home Mashonaland West.Willie Banda, believed to be in his late 70s, had a misunderstanding with Regis Hanzu Machubu, also believed to be...by Staff Reporter
Murder suspect in court
2013 January 09 | 3302 Views
A Gwanda man, who on New Year's Day allegedly fatally stabbed another man for warning him to stop caressing his daughter, yesterday appeared in court facing murder charges.Forward Maphala (28), of Sukwi area under Chief Marupi in Gwanda District appeared before Gwanda magistrate Ms Sheila Nazombe to...by Court reporter
Woman beats up hubby to death
2013 January 08 | 4550 Views
A Harare woman who allegedly killed her husband after the two were involved in a domestic fight is in court on murder charges.Talent Makonde, 24, allegedly got involved in a fight with her husband, whose name was not mentioned in the state papers, leading to his death at Parirenyatwa hospital.Makond...by Staff reporter
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