Online Reporter
Post Correspondent
CRIME knows no expiry date!
This old truism is unfolding in our midst as it appears as if chickens are coming home to roost for notorious Mutare rank marshal, Jealous Mukorera, whose litany of alleged criminal offences – murder, assault, kidnapping, and attempted murder cases – all emanating from his alleged violent disposition, including a pending murder case, are now proceeding before the courts of law.
As the legal proceedings unfold, Mukorera’s quest for bail has been denied by the courts, leaving many to wonder about the gravity of the allegations and the potential consequences of his actions.
Mukorera (39), also known as Great Khali, appeared before Mutare regional magistrate, Mrs Phatekhile Msipa last Tuesday, facing charges of attempted murder.
Despite efforts by his defence counsel, Mr Chris Ndlovu, of Gonese and Ndlovu Legal Practitioners, to secure his release, he was denied judicial interim release.
A subsequent High Court bail application on Wednesday was also unsuccessful, with Justice Isaac Muzenda referring back the case to the lower court.
Mukorera is facing multiple criminal charges, including a pending murder case.
While the full extent of the allegations against him is unclear, this newspaper understands that he is facing additional separate charges of kidnapping and robbery.
Prosecutor, Mr Last Goredema successfully argued against Mukorera’s bail application in the attempted murder case.
While Mukorera’s defence team yesterday (Thursday) continued pursuing Mukorera’s bail bid at the Mutare Magistrates’ Court, the accused is expected back in court on Tuesday for trial.
In one of the cases, Mukorera, jointly charged with accomplices, Tafadzwa Mudzimwa (30) and Tatenda Elliam Chiudzu (29), faces kidnapping charges as defined in Section 93 of Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23).
Prosecutor, Ms Tafadzwa Zulu said on March 18 this year, at Franco Foods in Mutare, Mukorera together with Mudzimwa and Chiudzu unlawfully deprived Alphas Ngwenya of his freedom and bodily movement.
The court heard that they held Ngwenya by the belt and dragged him into a white Nissan Caravan vehicle with an unknown registration number, and drove him to House Number 25, Alexander Road in Boarder View, Mutare.
The trio later released him.
In count two, on the same day, the trio allegedly grabbed Tatenda Clifford Murahwa and force-marched him into a Chevrolet Trialblazer silver in colour, and drove him to House Number 25, Alexander Road in Boarder View, Mutare House Number 25, Alexander Road in Boarder View, Mutare.
In the third count, Mukorera and his accomplices allegedly did the same to Malvin Kasecha. Reasons behind the kidnapping cases were not readily available.
However, in count four, Mukorera and his accomplices are facing robbery charges as defined in Section 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23).
Accused persons allegedly assaulted Alphas Ngwenya using a sjambok several times all over his body.
They also hit him with a hammer on the toes before forcibly taking US$130 from him.
In count five, Mukorera and his accomplices are facing robbery charges of stealing US$30 from Murahwa, while in count five, they allegedly seized US$75 from Kasecha after having assaulted the two victims.
The pending Mukorera murder case which was recorded in October 2023, also sucked in well-known Mutare medical practitioner, Isdore Kasongo Mwamba, who was accused of facilitating the issuance of a false post-mortem report, apparently aimed at protecting the murder suspects.
Kasongo was arrested, and appeared before Mutare provincial magistrate, Mr Tendai Mahwe, for allegedly defeating the course of justice and abuse of duty as a public officer as defined in Section 184 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, (Chapter 9: 23).
In that case, Mutare District Public Prosecutor, Mr Tirivanhu Mutyasira stated that allegations against Kasongo stemmed from Collins Muchadya (23)’s murder case which was reported in Hobhouse 3.
The court heard that Sergeant Chani Mutonhodza attended the scene and completed the ZRP Forms 231 (Application for Post Mortem Examination) in respect of the deceased, Muchadya.
It is alleged that Sergeant Mutonhodza conveyed Muchadya’s body to Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital mortuary.
On the ZRP Forms 231, and on the circumstances death column, it was written that the deceased was assaulted with a log and sjambok several times all over the body.
It is alleged that Kasongo produced a post-mortem report indicating that the cause of death was ‘indeterminate’.
A second post-mortem was later done at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare.
The second post-mortem was done by Dr Robert Guillier, who concluded that Muchadya’s death was due to traumatic shock and poly traumatised due to excessive blows.
In the case, it is alleged that Muchadya was fatally assaulted by bouncers, Gwata and Dzitsi who had been allegedly hired by his uncle, Mukorera.
The late Muchadya stayed together with Mukorera and his wife, Ms Ropafadzo Chipeta, at the same house.
On the fateful day, Muchadya allegedly stole Ms Chipeta’s Toyota Aqua and drove it to an unknown destination.
Muchadya later returned the vehicle and parked it outside the yard.
Upon inspecting the vehicle, it is alleged that Ms Chipeta discovered that it had a scratch on the front left fender.
When asked what had happened to the vehicle, Muchadya did not respond. Ms Chipeta phoned her husband (Mukorera), informing him about what had happened.
Gwata and Dzitsi allegedly went to Mukorera’s house, and asked about Muchadya’s whereabouts as he had left home.
It was alleged that the two told Ms Chipeta that they would look for Muchadya and bring him back home.
At around 5pm, the two came back with Muchadya and dragged him inside the house where they assaulted him using a wooden log and sjambok.
While beating Muchadya, they accused him of abusing drugs.
Ms Chipeta later discovered that Muchadya was no longer breathing and informed his other uncle, Mr John Muchadya, who also stays at the same house. Mr Muchadya and Mr Peter Shumba carried the victim to his bedroom and placed him on the bed.
