A Highfield man who d!ed on Monday last week after being st@bbed three times with a kitchen knife over US$2 was buried on Saturday at Mbudzi Cemetery.
The victim, Godwin Mututa, was reportedly st@bbed by Tendai Hove (39), who has since appeared in the Harare Magistrates’ Court for m_rder.
He was remanded to December 3 for routine remand.
Mr Mutata was a gardener at Hove’s parents’ house in Canaan, Zororo, for years.
Mourners expressed shock at the m_rder, saying Hove and Mr Mutata had known each other for years, and they were almost like family.
They said Hove asked for US$2 from Mr Mutata to buy beer on November 20.
When he later asked for his money back, Hove told him to wait while he fetched it from the house.
Hove instead returned with a kitchen knife and st@bbed Mr Mutata three times on the shoulder.
Mr Mutata collapsed and d!ed instantly.
One of the mourners, Emily Mukakiwa, said:
“The suspect anga abva kuCanada kwaanogara. Akakwereta mari yekutenga doro kumukomana webasa wekumba kwavo.
“When he asked for his US$2 back, he was st@bbed with a knife on the shoulder and d!ed.”
Another mourner blamed drug abuse.
“Drug issues are rampant and these are some of the reasons why these young people are k!lling each other like this,” said the mourner.
Source MyZimbabwe
