EDWIN MOYO
GWERU-Police have confirmed a murder case which happened at Village Magama under Chief Nemangwe, Gokwe on 13 February 2024 at around 9am.
Zvierengwi Manyeredzi (82) of Village Magama under Chief Nemangwe in Gokwe died following an alleged attack by his grandson, Farai Mahwindi (30) who is believed to be mentally ill.
Midlands Provincial Police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident.
“We appeal for assistance to get the full circumstances of the murder and locate the suspect behind the crime,” said Mahoko.
Information obtained by this publication show that, on 13 February 2024 at about 9am Phibeon Mahwindi (65) who is the father to the suspect and son to the deceased left home for the fields while his wife, Catherine Manyeredzi (58) went to the garden.
They left the deceased, Zvierengwi Manyeredzi and the suspect Farai at home.
Catherine returned to the homestead and found Zvierengwi’s body lying lifeless in the kitchen hut. She examined the body and observed an open wound on the head.
She alerted other villagers who made a search and discovered Farai Mahwindi’s spoor from the kitchen where the body was into the bush. This gave them the suspicion that he could be the one who attacked his grandmother.
Police examined the body and found a deep cut on the back of the head and that the left breast was completely removed.
A blood stained wooden hoe handle was found besides the body. The dead body was taken to Gokwe South District Hospital. The suspect is still at large.
During investigations the father revealed that his son once committed a murder in 2016 but he was found to be mentally challenged and was committed to Mlondolozi Psychiatric unit where he was discharged in November 2023.
