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A group of machete gangs attacked a 72-year-old man and his three sons, for giving information to police about their criminal activities, which include cattle rustling.
Police in Matebeleland South are investigating the case, which occurred at Manyunyu Village, Tshanyaugwe, Gwanda on January 2.
Police said the suspects were armed with dangerous weapons.
“Several suspects from neighbouring villages armed with axes, machetes, spears, iron bars and knobkerries attacked a man (72) and his three sons alleging that they were giving information to the police on the suspects’ cattle rustling activities.
“Meanwhile, police are hunting for the suspects who include, Prince Makhalima, Mehluli Makhalima, Nhlanhla Makhalima, Precautious Makhalima, Mavha Gumbi, Nkomoza Gumbi, as well as other suspects only identified as Lawrence, Mbongeni and Evans,” reads an update from police through their Twitter handle.
In an unrelated case, police in the same district – Gwanda – arrested Mayibongwe Nsingo (38), Thulani Mdlongwa (33), Likhwa Nsingo (20), Thobekani Nsingo (20) and Stanford Nsingo (44) in connection with a case of murder, which occurred on January 3, 2022 at Magedleni Village.
Circumstances are that the suspects, as well as Khumbulani Nsingo and Moses Ndlovu who are still at large, hit the victim, Richard Nyoni, with stones and logs after they found him at his homestead, skinning a sheep allegedly stolen from Unite Ndlovu (58).
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