Life lost over a stolen sip of beer
GOKWE – Honest Mtshumayeli of Salibonani village under Chief Marisa, Zhombe received 20- year jail term for stabbing a fellow patron twice in the chest with a knife at Dendera Business Centre in a dispute over an unauthorized beer drink.
The accused (20) when the offence was committed appeared before the High Court in Gokwe facing murder charges.
Allegations suggest that on December 25, 2023, a dispute erupted at Dendera Business Centre in Zhombe between the accused and the deceased, sparked by the deceased drinking the accused’s beer without permission.
The court heard that the dispute quickly turned violent with the deceased trying to strike the accused with a brick but missing the target.
The accused person then drew a knife and stabbed the deceased twice in the chest and once in the abdomen resulting in his immediate death.
After the incident, the accused fled the scene and onlookers were unable to detain him.
Following the incident, a police report was made resulting in the accused’s arrest.
