adminElizabeth Tsuro Midlands Reporter
A MAN from Kwekwe who allegedly helped his friend to kill a prostitute has been arrested after being on the run since 2014. Police arrested Enock Masanganise, 38, of Mbizo Section 6 suburb in Kwekwe, on Tuesday. He appeared yesterday before Gweru Magistrate Tayengwa Chibanda facing a murder charge.
Chibanda did not ask Masanganise to plead and remanded him in custody to May 16.
He advised him to apply for bail at the High Court.
Masanganise’s alleged accomplice, Noel Muronza, was arrested in March and is on remand for the murder charge.
Prosecuting, Lloyd Mavhisa told the court that on November 19, 2014, Masanganise and Muronza were coming from Mujaji Gold Mill and arrived at Greenvale Shopping Centre.
“Muronza approached Chinanadzi Nharira, a sex worker and solicited for sex. They went to her house on two consecutive nights,” said Mavhisa.
“Since he had no money to pay for Nharira’s services, he gave her a cellphone which belonged to Masanganise and told her he would collect the phone when he brought her money.”
Mavhisa said on the second day at around 5AM, Muronzi asked the sex worker to accompany him to a nearby farm where he demanded his phone.
Masanganise, the court heard, joined the two and also demanded the cellphone but Nharira refused to return it before she got her money.
“Muronzi and Masanganise started to kick and punch the now deceased. They hit her with a stone on the head and she died on the spot,” said Mavhisa.
The court heard the duo fled after committing the crime.
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