Terrence Mawawa
Chiredzi/ In a tragic incident that has left the Chilonga villagers terrified,two brothers beheaded their father following a misunderstanding over donkeys.
According to details released by Chiredzi police,the two brothers from Chirove village murdered their father, Zavhu Mungwambami last week after a dispute over donkeys.
Shepherd Chirove a nephew to the deceased said the dispute erupted after Mugwambami asked his son Ketai to sell one of his cattles in order to buy donkeys that they would use to pull their scotch-cart.
Ketai rejected his father’s advice after which there was a heated argument over the issue. It is understood Mugwambami and his two sons then went to the fields to harvest sorghum and the argument erupted again.
Mugwambami’s two sons later returned home and instructed their mother to spend the night at their uncle’s place.
When their mother left,the two returned to fields where they beat up their father and chopped off his head.
When the deceased’s uncle realised that Mugwambami had not returned home,he went out to investigate-only to discover the lifeless body with the chopped off head covered by a cap.
The two brothers have since been arrested and they are assisting the police with investigations. Masvingo Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Charity Mazula said she was yet to receive the story on her desk.