ZIMBABWE– An Artisanal miner from Bulawayo allegedly struck his workmate with an axe on the head after the latter had refused to drink beer he had been offered on Tuesday last week.
The victim, Clifford Ncube sustained a deep cut on the head and was treated at Mpilo Central Hospital while the suspect Blessing Ndlovu was arrested four days after committing the offence.
The court heard that Ndlovu was drinking beer at Mkhayeni shops when Ncube passed by. Ndlovu asked the complainant to join him for a drink but Ncube refused.
This irked Ndlovu who started shouting at Ncube using obscene language.