Karoi man faces 2-year jail term for axe attack over farm trees
KAROI – A 22-year-old Karoi man has been arrested for striking a local resident with an axe after a dispute over unauthorized tree cutting on his farm.
Tafadzwa Nyoni appeared before the Karoi Magistrates’ Court facing attempted murder charges.
According to State papers, on March 3, 2023, the accused, together with Obvious Dzinoreva who still at large were spotted by the complainant cutting down trees on his farm.
When the complainant confronted them about cutting trees on his farm without permission Nyoni and Dzinoreva attacked him with an axe, striking his head and left hand.
The court heard that after the attack, the accused and his accomplice fled the scene, leaving the complainant lying unconscious.
After regaining consciousness, the complainant reported the incident to the police, leading to the accused’s arrest and subsequent sentencing to 2 years imprisonment.