Online Reporter
ONE would assume that a former police detective — a man who was once paid by the State to investigate crime, hunt criminals and, presumably, tell the difference between a suspect who is lying and one who is not — would know that it is incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to game the system.
Well, this proved not to be the case with Jaison Muvevi.
When he was finally caught — after killing four people, attempting to kill four others, stealing firearms and dramatically fleeing to Mozambique — he tried to blame it all on goblins. Yes, a whole former detective stood before the High Court and said, with a straight face, that tiny mythological creatures were haunting and forcing him to commit murder.
You really have to appreciate the audacity.
This is a man who shot Inspector Maxwell Hove three times. Three times!
That is not a goblin pulling the trigger. That is a man with a firearm and very bad intentions.
This is a man who executed prophet Chrispen Kanerusine over a disagreement about a prophecy. Since when do goblins care about theological disputes?
And this is the same man who, after all this killing, had the presence of mind to escape to Mozambique.
Apparently, the goblins were clever enough to help him run away but too stupid to help him come up with a better defence.
However, the man of science — the doctor who examined him — indicated that Muvevi knew full well what he was doing.
For his lame defence, which has since earned him four life sentences, Muvevi deserves a special place in the Mampara Hall of Fame.
It is a lesson to all of us that when you commit crime, do not blame the imaginary.
Because the judge is very, very real.
Jaison Muvevi is our Mampara of the Week for proving that the scariest monsters are not under the bed but standing in front of it wearing a detective’s badge and a very bad excuse.
