Tout stabs man over gloves

Yeukai Karengezeka

Court Correspondent

A tout appeared in court yesterday for allegedly stabbing a vendor’s husband on the chest with an okapi after being told he had to pay for gloves that he had taken from the vendor.

Farai Tambirai Tagwada (30) appeared before Harare regional magistrate Mrs Marehwanazvo Gofa charged with attempted murder.

It is the State’s case that Mr Ashley Nyaudi (26) was told by his wife Ms Ashley Tandare, a vendor who operates along High Glen Road opposite Glen Norah Police Station, that a tout had taken a pair of gloves and did not pay.

When she demanded the money from Tagwada, he started insulting her using vulgar language, but said he would pay later. The incident occurred on Tuesday at around 6.30pm.

The court heard that Ms Tandare then went home to tell her husband and they both went to the place where Tagwada was loading commuter omnibuses. Mr Nyaudi asked Tagwada to pay or bring back the gloves.

But out of anger, Tagwada grabbed Mr Nyaudi by the collar and pushed him away, and said he would teach Mr Nyaudi a lesson.

It is at that point that Tagwada drew an okapi knife from his pocket and stabbed Mr Nyaudi once on the chest.

Realising that he had caused serious injury to Mr Nyaudi, Tagwada tried to flee from the scene but was apprehended by the public and was taken to the police station, leading to his arrest. The okapi knife he used was recovered from him.

Tagwada was remanded in custody to October 9 for bail application.

Mr Lancelot Mutsokoti prosecuted.