Tout Punches Man To Death During Dispute Over ZWL$350

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced the arrest of a Harare-based tout for punching and killing a 58-year-old man to death during a dispute over ZW$350.

A police report seen by Pindula News says the tout, Blessing Stephen was arrested on Friday 21 October 2022. Read the statement:

On 21/10/22, Police in Harare arrested Blessing Stephen (40) for a case of murder which occurred along Leopold Takawira Road near Parirenyatwa Hospital on the same date at around 1515 hours. The suspect, who is a tout, allegedly struck the victim, Mafu Sipho (58), twice on the face with a clenched fist after the victim had snatched ZWL$350, which the suspect got paid after loading a city-bound mushika-shika Honda Fit vehicle.

Meanwhile, police in Zvishavane arrested Jaison Mhara (60) on Saturday 22 October 2022 after he was found in possession of approximately 50kgs of burnt copper cables in a boot of a Toyota Fun Cargo at Pote Farm along Masvingo-Zvishavane Road near Runde Bridge.

The theft of copper cables has been on the increase in Zimbabwe.

Pindula News