Police in Nyanyadzi have arrested a suspected mental patient, Patrick Dzavamwe (29) for callous k!lling of his cousin (4) with an axe and knife on 16/01/24 at about 0100 hours at Zvavamwe homestead, Svongwa Village, Buhera.
The suspect allegedly confessed that he committed the offence after waking up from a nightmare.
Meanwhile, police in Chipinge are appealing for information which may assist in the investigation of a case of m-rder in which Peter Sithole Machaka (19) was found de@d lying in a pool of blood at Plot 13 Glendalough Farm.
Of late, police have expressed concern over the increasing number of m-rder cases.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi recently said: “Violent crimes in society are on the increase due to a number of factors such as infidelity and perpetrators use machetes and other dangerous weapons.”
Source Zwnews
