adminyesterday appeared in court facing murder charges.
Memory Ncube (30) and Kesina Gweshe were not formally charged when they appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Donald Ndirowei who remanded them in custody to October 5 this year.
The pair, which was represented by Mr Gift Mtisi and Mr Denford Halimani was advised to apply for bail at the High Court.
Prosecutor Ms Joyce Sithole alleges on May 29 this year, the activists, led by Tungamirai Madzokere, an MDC-T councillor in Glen View, convened an unsanctioned meeting at Glen View 1 shopping centre, which was called off by the police
The state says Mutedza went to Glen View 3 as part of a reaction team assigned to disperse the group of alleged MDC-T supporters who were braaing and drinking beer at a bar.
It is alleged Mutedza approached the youth leaders, Robert Manyengavana and Paul Gorekore who are still at large and ordered them to disperse peacefully.
The activists allegedly started shouting at the police officers and began throwing stones, empty bottles, steel stool frames and other missiles at the police.
Mutedza and his team allegedly took to their heels with the youths in hot pursuit, hurling missiles at them. Mutedza rushed to a Nissan Hardbody that he mistakenly identified as a police vehicle and tried to open the door to seek refuge but the youths allegedly caught up with him and struck him with a brick.
He fell down and they kicked him all over the body until he fell unconscious. He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
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