adminDJ Munya (32) is facing murder charges together with his two alleged accomplice — Taurai Janhi (34) and Mohammed Matare (31).
Justice Joseph Musakwa deferred the hearing to allow the State to file its bail response.
DJ Munya’s accomplices, Janhi and Matare will be appearing in court separately tomorrow.
Mr Editor Mavuto of the Attorney General’s Office sought the postponement in DJ Munya’s case arguing that he received the bail application late and that he needed time to study it before he filed his response.
The trio allegedly connived to commit the offence through forcing the man to gulp poison.
In the bail applications DJ Munya and his alleged accomplices argue that the request for remand form (Form 242) does not disclose the nexus between them and the alleged crime.
The prosecution alleges that the DJ hired hitmen, who kidnapped and murdered Tinashe Magorimbo after he failed to pay him US$5 000 as compensation for having an affair with his wife.
In February this year Magorimbo allegedly paid DJ Munya a part payment of US$1 000 through his alleged accomplices Janhi and Matare. After the initial payment, Magorimbo allegedly became evasive, and DJ Munya is said to have engaged Janhi and Matare to deal with the now deceased until the whole outstanding amount was paid.
Sometime in May, the prosecution alleges, Magorimbo’s human resources manager Henry Mandishona received a text message from cellphone number 0739 020 657 demanding a US$5 000 ransom for Magorimbo’s release.
On the same day, DJ Munya allegedly went to Magorimbo’s residence where he met his wife, Millicent, and assured her that her husband would return home the following day.
He allegedly ordered Millicent not to report the matter to the police.
The following day, the court heard, Millicent saw a naked Magorimbo, whose hands were tied with a blue shoelace, staggering as he approached the ground floor of their flat where he later collapsed.
Magorimbo was rushed to West End Hospital where upon admission, he was diagnosed of poisoning and died the same day in the intensive care unit.
A full post-mortem carried out confirmed Magorimbo died of poisoning.
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