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Thupeyo Muleya
Beitbridge Bureau
A 26-year-old-man from Ndambe area in Beitbridge has been slapped with a five year jail term for attempting to kill a member of the local crime fighting committee.
Recomend Ndou was arrested for stabbing Mbonisi Ndou using a sharp object last year.
He denied the charge of attempted murder when the trial opened before Beitbridge regional magistrate Ms Charity Maphosa on Friday.
However, he was convicted on the strength of the State’s evidence.
Ndou was initially sentenced to five years in jail by Ms Maphosa who then conditionally suspended two and half years. He will serve an effective two and a half years.
Appearing for the State, Mr Willbrought Muleya said on December 26 last year, the complainant who is a member of the local youth committee fighting crime left Ndambe Business Centre at around 4.30 am.
Along the way, the complainant met Ndou who had a sharp object and a whip.
Ndou told the complainant that he wanted to kill him for his role in the youth committee.
He then stabbed the complainant in the head resulting in a scuffle and he stabbed him again behind the ear.
The complainant tried to run away but Ndou chased after him assaulting the victim with a whip.
As a result the complainant sustainef two deep wounds on the head.
The matter was later reported to the police who arrested Ndou.
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