A 25-year-old Buhera man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he gruesomely m_rdered his aunt by hacking her with an axe and chopping off her head over an undisclosed issue.
Admire Kimbini of Muchapararwa Village recently appeared before Mutare High Court Judge, Justice Isaac Muzenda as he was facing murder charges.
Principal prosecutor, Mr Malvern Musarurwa represented the State.
The grisly m_rder happened in 2022.
The court heard that Kimbini struck her aunt, Ms Merry Maingire thrice with an axe, once on the forehead, once on the right side of the head and once on the chest.
Ms Maingire d1əd on the spot.
The dec*ased’s body was found lying on the floor in a pool of bl00d, while her head, which had been chopped off, was on the fireplace.
“On May 14, 2022, Kimbini struck Ms Maingire thrice with an axe and she d1ed on the spot.
“Her body was conveyed to Murambinda Mission Hospital mortuary and it was certified d@ad by Dr Gutsire. On May 26, 2022, and at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare, Dr Yoandry Olay Mayedo carried out a post mortem examination on the body and concluded that the cause of d@ath was due to brain and severe head injuries,” said Mr Musarurwa.
One of the witnesses, Ms Sophia Mapani, who was Ms Maingire’s mother-in-law, said she was informed by a three-year-old juvenile (name withheld) that Kambini was attacking the dec@as@d with an axe.
Ms Mapani rushed to the scene and saw Ms Maingire lying on the floor in a pool of bl00d and her head on the fireplace.
Ms Maingire’s hair was slightly burnt and her blouse was soaked in blood.
A police report was made, leading to Kambini’s arrest and the recovery of the murder weapon.