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Melody Baya Court Reporter
A KOMBI driver allegedly beat up a cop who had arrested him for eluding a police roadblock in Bulawayo.
Terrance Zulu, 23, of Emganwini suburb, yesterday pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.
Western Commonage magistrate Tancy Dube heard how Zulu teamed up with a tout, who was not named in court, to assault Adonia Musinachirevo, 28.
Dube remanded Zulu out of custody to March 9.
The court heard that sometime last month, Zulu, allegedly drove past a police roadblock after he was instructed to stop.
Musinachirevo, who was on duty with Constable Makotore, seized Zulu’s kombi at Emganwini shopping centre, days later.
The court heard how the two police officers entered the vehicle and instructed Zulu and the tout to drive to Tshabalala police station.
Zulu sped off along Bulawayo-Plumtree Road where he parked the kombi in a bushy area, the court heard.
Zulu allegedly forced the two police officers out of the kombi and assaulted Musinachirevo.
Prosecuting, Tendai Binha said Zulu slapped and punched Musinachirevo.
He said Zulu threw stones at the police officer before taking Constable Makotore‘s police identity card and breaking it into pieces.
The prosecutor said Musinachirevo sustained bruises on his back.
Binha said Zulu was arrested after investigations were carried out after the incident.
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