Fugitive Gweru killer Peter Dube convicted of double murder

The 40-year-old man from Mkhubazi Line, whose name is withheld to protect the identity of his daughter (19), was convicted of two counts of rape by Bulawayo regional magistrate Lungile Ncube.

Nyore Madzianike

Senior Reporter

Gweru killer Peter Dube, who fatally shot his second wife’s alleged lover and best friend sometime in April 2021 before fleeing, has been convicted of two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder by the High Court.

Dube fatally shot Shelton Chiduku and Gamuchirai Mudungwe.

He also shot his wife, Nyasha and her sister Nyaradzo Nharingo, both of whom survived the attack.

Justice Munamato Mutevedzi dismissed Dube’s bid to evade liability through a mental disorder defence, ruling that the killer acted with full intent when he gunned down Chiduku and Mudungwe and left the Nharingo sisters for dead in a violent domestic dispute.

Justice Mutevedzi said the court was satisfied that Dube was not afflicted by any mental disorder that could have prevented him from appreciating the nature of his actions when he opened fire.

He noted that Dube failed to present any credible evidence of prior mental illness.