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Brick molders axe neighbour

by Simbarashe Sithole in Kwekwe
28 Aug 2021 at 15:08hrs | Views
Two Redcliff brick molders who allegedly axed their neighbor to death in a grudge fight were arrested and appeared at Kwekwe magistrate today.


Zivanai Mpofu(21) and Nqobani Moyo (18) both from Lions farm , Redcliff appeared before Kwekwe  magistrate Gumbo who remanded them in custody to September 15.

The state alleged on August 21 the duo met the now deceased Zwelani Ncube while coming from their brick molding site.

The suspects accused Ncube of breaking their brothers' jaws in a previous fight and a scuffle arose from previous grudges.

Ncube pulled a knife and stabbed Mpofu once on the hand and the duo took turns to assault Ncube before fatally striking him with an axe on the occiput.

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