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Man searching for puppies robbed by armed gang
04 Sep 2021 at 10:30hrs | Views
A Zhombe man was attacked by six armed robbers at his homestead yesterday night while he was searching for his puppies.
Shepherd Maning (41) was outside at night when he was grabbed by the waist and neck by two unknown men while the other four surrounded him armed with spears and machetes.
Sources familiar with the incident told Bulawayo24.com that the six robbers tied up Maning and his wife, demanding cash and a gun and threatening them with death.
He surrendered his phones and US$200 and they took US$2 800 and a gun from his car which was parked at his homestead and drove away leaving the victims tied up and locked inside their house.
The duo managed to free themselves and report the matter at Empress police station, no arrests have been made yet.
Shepherd Maning (41) was outside at night when he was grabbed by the waist and neck by two unknown men while the other four surrounded him armed with spears and machetes.
He surrendered his phones and US$200 and they took US$2 800 and a gun from his car which was parked at his homestead and drove away leaving the victims tied up and locked inside their house.
The duo managed to free themselves and report the matter at Empress police station, no arrests have been made yet.
Source - Tarisai Mudahondo in Zhombe
