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EIGHT people were killed in separate road traffic accidents and murder cases that were recorded last week.According to police, the murder cases were recorded in Banket, Murehwa, Bindura and Lupane, while four people were killed in Hwange.Chief police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said a 32-year-old man from Dondo Farm in Banket was fatally assaulted by three gold panners following a misunderstanding in a bar.
The man died after being transferred to Parirenyatwa Hospital from Banket Hospital.“In the second incident, a 69-year-old man from Chikwati Village, Chief Mangwende in Murehwa, was found dead under a tree with a deep cut on the forehead.
“The now deceased left his home and went to Jambawo Shopping Centre, where he met his girlfriend,” Snr Asst Comm Charamba said.She said the two left the shopping centre at around 11am but the man was later found dead.
In another incident, a 52-year-old man was attacked and killed by a colleague following a misunderstanding on their way home from a bar in Lupane last Thursday morning.
A 22-year-old woman was found dead in a field in Chipadze, Bindura last Tuesday afternoon after she was assaulted by a man in his house in Chipindura Park.The man dumped the body in the field covered with two empty 50kg sacks.
“The police is urging members of the public to resolve their disputes amicable without resorting to violence,” Snr Asst Comm Charamba said.She said they were still investigating the cases and were appealing to anyone with information that might assist them to contact any nearest police station or the national complaints desk on (04) 703631.
Meanwhile, four people died when a Nissan Caravan they were travelling in veered off the road and overturned on Sunday night at the 39km peg along Cross-Dete Road near Kamativi Mine in Hwange.The Nissan Caravan was travelling towards Binga with 13 passengers when the driver failed to negotiate a curve and lost control of the vehicle and overturned.
Four passengers died on the spot and their bodies were taken to Hwange Colliery Hospital mortuary for post-mortem.Snr Asst Comm Charamba urged motorists to exercise caution when driving on the road to avoid loss of lives.
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