Online Reporter
Moreblessing Ncube, [email protected]
ENRAGED simply because an imbiber was enjoying clear beer at a shebeen in Bulawayo’s suburb, a man flew off the handle and hacked another man with an axe.
The victim’s crime was “being arrogant by drinking clear beer!”
Kelvin Moyo (39) has been sentenced to an effective two years in prison after launching a vicious attack on Wonder Moyo, striking him twice on the head and once on the cheek during a violent and unprovoked altercation at the shebeen.
Appearing before Tredgold Magistrate Mr Matthew Mutiro, Kelvin was handed a 36-month prison term. However, 12 months were suspended for five years, leaving him to serve 24 months behind bars for the savage assault and robbery.
Prosecutor Mr Dominic Moyo laid out the disturbing events that unfolded on the night of 8 March. Wonder Moyo was walking home along Walker Road in Sunninghill around 9PM when Kelvin, flanked by two unidentified thugs, pounced.
“They emerged from the side of the road. Kelvin accused Wonder of being arrogant for drinking clear beer,” said the prosecutor. “Then he pulled an axe from his waist and struck him twice on the head and once on the face.”
As Wonder collapsed, bleeding and dazed, the trio ransacked his pockets, stealing US$23 before disappearing into the night.
Somehow, Wonder managed to drag himself to the police station and later received treatment at Mpilo Central Hospital.
The incident has left the community shaken, with many shocked that a simple beer choice could provoke such savagery. “We drink to chill, not to kill,” said a Sunninghill resident.
Police have launched a full manhunt for Kelvin’s two accomplices who remain on the run.
From beer to bloodshed, one sip too many ended in an axe blow!
