By A Correspondent| Misheck Betsere (19), Hardlife Muzondo (18), and Kudakwashe Moyana (23) were arraigned before the High Court sitting at Gweru on murder charges. The now deceased was 22 years old at the time the offence was committed and she worked as a shop attendant.

On the 24th of March 2024, the accused persons who were drinking beer at Mazvikanda Shopping Centre, Munyati, Kwekwe, got into the now deceased’s shop and requested for beer. The now deceased told them that she did not sell beer. They requested for change and she also told them that she did not have the change. This did not go down well with the accused persons who later returned and stabbed the now deceased with a flick knife twice on the chest before stealing a cash box containing USD130. The deceased died upon arrival at the hospital. A Police report was made leading to the arrest of the accused person.

The first and second accused persons were convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. The third accused person was sentenced to 23 years imprisonment.