Gold panner killed over cigarette

The love of cigarettes led a Guruve man to hot soup after he allegedly struck his mining colleague with an iron bar to death.

Bothwell Manyika (34) of Hamayemhuka village in Guruve is assisting police with investigations following the death of his colleague one Tom. Sources close to investigations alleged the incident happened on July 13 near Chirwa mine in Guruve.

“The two were sleeping at their base in Guruve when Manyika discovered that his cigarettes were missing and asked for his cigarettes from his colleague who said he never saw them. A misunderstanding ensued and the two went to bed, the following day Manyika also discovered that his US$33 and another pack of cigarettes were missing. He picked a iron bar and struck Tom several times all over the body and went away.”

It is further alleged that Manyika came back a few hours later and discovered that his colleague had died and he tried to take the body to a bushy area down a mountain.

The dead body was discovered by his friend Israel Gwaze who trailed blood stains down the mountain and he filed a police report leading to the arrest of Manyika.

(Source: Byo24News)