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A BUSINESSMAN, who shot himself dead outside the Borrowdale West house of fellow businessman Felix Munyaradzi, was supposed to be in court for the judgment in a case in which he was being accused of US$3 million fraud.
Amos Kagona, widely known in Harare as “Chidhedhedhe” was one of a group of men who were being accused of defrauding Munyaradzi’s company, Delatfin Civil Engineering, of US$3 million.
In a shocking twist of events, Kagona decided to drive to Munyaradzi’s house, instead of going to court, where judgment in their case was set to be handed down.
Instead, he shot himself dead outside Munyaradzi’s gate in a chilling act which has left the residents of Borrowdale West in shock.
His body lay in a pool of blood along Duicker Crescent before police arrived to collect it.
Kagona had a note in his pocket which gave details of his Ashdown Park home address, names and phone numbers of his relatives while his gun was close to his body.
When Kagona did not appear in court for judgment, it prompted district public prosecutor, Tafara Chirambira, to apply for a warrant of arrest against him for defaulting court.
His accomplices — Jacob Muyambo and Saymore Mutakura — were remanded to today for judgment.
It is the State’s case that from August 2015 to March 2018 Kagona, Muyambo and Mutakura teamed up and allegedly defrauded Delatfin Civil Engineering.
The State alleges that Kagona and Mutakura started selling stands, allocated to the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, by Delatfin.
After the sale of the stands, Kudakwashe Wasara would allegedly prepare fake agreements of sale.
It is alleged that the accused would then share the proceeds.
The land stolen is said to be valued at US$3 350 865.
Bongani Ndlovu
Mathew Masinge