MASVINGO – Chief Murinye, born Ephias Munodawafa has told Masvingo Magistrate, Ivy Jawona that he was attacked over boundary disputes with other chiefs by seven villagers who manhandled him at a funeral in June last year. He told the court that the attack was premeditated because the family of the deceased person knew that the…
A 37-year-old man who attacked Chief Murinye on June 28, 2023 at a funeral, has pleaded with Masvingo Magistrate Elizabeth Hanzie to have mercy on him.Sentencin.
The National Chiefs’ Council has roundly condemned the assault of Chief Murinye by villagers in his area last month following a row over a burial site. Some traditional chiefs warned that the incident had set a dangerous precedent with serious ramifications on their safety countrywide. Chief Murinye, born Ephias Munodawafa was on June 28 assaulted…
Four villagers from Boroma resettlement area in Masvingo Central have been arrested for public violence after they teamed up with a mob on Wednesday that assaul.