A 30-year-old man from Madhuve Village in Mberengwa was sentenced to seven years in prison for culp@ble hom!cide by the Zvishavane Magistrate. Isheunesu Moyo will spend five years in jail after two years were suspended.
Moyo committed the cr!me long three years back when he was driving a Toyota Fun Cargo which he uses as a private taxi when he picked up the now deceased who was not named and charged the now him US$90 for the trip.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority on May 23, 2021 Moyo was driving a Toyota Funcargo which he uses as a private taxi when he picked up the now deceased who was not named. The man was going to Number 1 bustop along Zvishavane -Mbalabala road.
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Moyo charged the now deceased US$90 for the trip. However when they reached the bus stop, the passenger declined to pay the fare resulting in a misunderstanding. Moyo did not drop the passenger and drove to the taxi pickup point in Goddard Road near Pick and Pay Supermarket in Zvishavane where he mobilised fellow pirate taxi drivers to help him recover his money.
A scuffle ensured and Moyo was overpowered and the deceased ran away. Moyo then struck the man with a stone on the back of the head and he fell on Goddard Road where he was hit by an oncoming Columbian Freight liner truck.
The passenger d!ed upon arrival at Zvishavane District Hospital.
