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It is the State’s case that they also raided Chivambo’s house and forcibly opened the door while Chivambo was sleeping with his wife.
They allegedly dragged him outside while punching and kicking him in full view of his wife, Marjory.
Chivambo’s cousin, a member of the Zimbabwe Prison Service, tried to intervene to no avail as he was also assaulted before he fled.
Chivambo and the other complainants were forced to crawl to a police car parked nearby.
They were later taken to Shamva Police Station where they were further assaulted and detained despite the critical injuries they had sustained during the assault.
The following day around 1pm, the court heard, Shumba was informed that Chivambo was vomiting blood and could not eat.
He authorised his subordinates to take him to hospital for treatment.
He died two hours after admission at Shamva District Hospital.
On March 20, a post-mortem was conducted and revealed that Chivambo’s death was due to multiple injuries caused by the assault.
It is further alleged that on the same day, the other 11 complainants were referred to Bindura Provincial Hospital.
Medical examinations established that they sustained moderate injuries except for three of them who were seriously injured.
Online Reporter