In a rather disturbing development, a man from Victoria Ranch Masvingo is lucky to be alive after his girlfriend poured hot cooking oil on his privates following a misunderstanding. iHarare has established from a local publication, Masvingo Mirror that, Melody Mashonga (25), poured hot cooking oil on Emmanuel Cheure (35) privates after he allegedly refused to eat the food she had offered him. Mashonga was not asked to plead when she appeared before Magistrate Bishard Chineka at Masvingo Magistrates Court. The State led by Nixon Chamisa told the court that Mashonga invited Cheure to her house in Victoria Ranch at around 3 pm and offered him food which the latter refused allegedly citing that the food was rotten and was producing a pungent smell. This infuriated Mashonga wh
A Zvishavane woman has been arrested for allegedly marrying another man while her marriage to her first husband was still in force. iHarare has learned from Zimbolivenews that Moreblesing Maridza age (41) of Platinum Park in Zvishavane was arrested for allegedly marrying two men after accusing her first husband of having failed to be intimate with her for the past 12 years. Maridza was convicted on her own plea of guilty when she appeared before the local magistrate, Archie Wochionga facing bigamy charges last week. It is in the States case that Maridza wedded her first husband, James Chivandire under Chapter 5.11 of the Marriage Act which prohibits a man or a woman from marrying more than one spouse. In 2012 Maridza went on to marry a second husband, David Mhuru, and
Man killed for visiting married lover Police in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for a 36-year-old man who allegedly killed his wife’s boyfriend who had visited his homestead in the middle of the night. Admire Motsi (36) of Jefferstone Farm is on the run following the death of Stanley Chilima (36) who died during a fight after the latter had visited the former’s homestead to see his lover unbeknown to him that her husband was at home. Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza confirmed the incident and urged the public to desist from violence. “Police in Beatrice are looking for a 36 year old man from Jefferstone Farm in Beatrice who allegedly assaulted the now-deceased to death after an altercation over a marital
A MAN here reportedly killed his eight-year-old nephew, dismembered the head and cooked it. The 22-year-old suspect from Matova Village near Gokomere Mission under Chief Zimuto ,was found by alert neighbours stewing the boy’s head in a pot after barricading himself inside his hut. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the juvenile’s torso was found stashed in a nearby shallow pool. “We will release the name of the suspect and the deceased tomorrow (today) but the suspect is in police custody and investigations are underway to determine his mental state,” said Asst Comm Nyathi. “He was found cooking the boy’s head in a kitchen hut, while the remaining parts of the body were recovered in a shallow pool, wrapped in a
VILLAGERS in Muchini area of Buhera South have been left in a state of shock following the gruesome murder of three senior citizens, with a 17-year old boy confessing to having committed the crime. The senior citizens; one aged 86, his 74-year-old wife and her 80-year-old sister were allegedly murdered in cold blood at around midnight on Thursday by the teenager from the same village. In his confession, the 17-year-old said: “I arrived at around 11pm from a bar intending to kill them because they killed my parents when I was still young. “I only wanted to kill the man because his wife actually liked me a lot and I do not know why I killed her,” he said. Buhera South legislator, Cde Joseph Chinotimba who is related to the deceased, said they are yet to come
THE Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has detained and charged MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti on charges he physically assaulted an elderly Harare woman at the magistrate’s courts earlier this week. The arrest comes less than 24 hours after ruling Zanu-PF acting national spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa demanded that police must arrest Biti for assaulting a Ms Tatiana Aleshina, a 54-year-old white lady on Monday. While the exact circumstances surrounding Biti’s arrest have yet to be revealed, the Harare East legislator revealed that he merely called the complainant in person “an idiot”. “I have been stuck at CID Law & Order since 11 am being charged with the most spurious, the most desperate of all charges. It is said I called someone
Elvis Dongo Saungwema who is one of the murder suspects in the murder of prominent Harare phone dealer, Sipho Ncube is reported to be battling for his life in hospital after he tried to end his life by slitting his throat. iHarare has established from New Zimbabwe that Elvis Dongo Saungwema is reportedly battling for his life at a local hospital. This development was revealed by his lawyer Simbarashe Zuze when his co-murder suspects appeared in court for their routine remand before a Harare magistrate. According to the state and police statement, Saungwema and his co-accused, Munyaradzi Mawadze, who also happens to be the son of a high court judge, Garainesu Mawadze and Dylon Balani implicated each other in the murder of Sipho. It is the state’s case that in March thi
Nowa Makula has been charged with six counts of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder.In the Eastern Cape, a husband and father accused of hacking to death his wife and five children has appeared in court. Nowa Makula (32) was arrested last week and detectives believe that the Zimbabwean was trying to flee the country. An axe found at the family home in Kwaaiman was identified as the murder weapon. Makula has been charged with six counts of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder. He’s accused of killing his 42-year-old wife and their children aged between six-months and ten-years-old last Tuesday. The five were found dead at the scene after neighbours alerted authorities. While making his first appearance in the dock on Monday, Makula opte
Zimbabwean Woman Set On Fire In Musina As Punishment For Stealing Meat Worth R25 In a sad development, a Zimbabwean woman is lucky to be alive after she was doused with methylated spirit and set alight by employees at a SuperSpar for stealing food worth R25. iHarare has established that a Zimbabwean woman living in South Africa was badly injured when employees at SuperSpar set her on fire for stealing a packet of meat worth R25 on 10 November 2020. The 40-year-old woman who spoke to the on condition of anonymity revealed that she sustained burn wounds on her waist, arm, leg, and vagina when three employees at the shop doused her with methylated spirit and set her alight. “Out of desperation I walked to Spar and stole a packet of meat worth R25
Police with the aid of sniffer dogs, today raided a house in Damofalls where the head of 7-year-old Tapiwa Makore is believed to be located. The house belongs to murder suspect Thanks Makore who is the twin brother to Tapiwa Makore senior an accomplice in the ritual murder. When police arrived at Thanks Makore’s house around 10 am word quickly spread out and a large crowd gathered curious to know what was taking places. Rumours then spread on social media suggesting that Tapiwa Makore’s head had been found hidden somewhere within the compound of his Uncle’s property. However, police have not confirmed anything about the nature and findings of their investigations. In October the nation was shocked to learn of the gory details behind the ritual kill
