By Staff Reporter
Chipinge: Two army officers and four civilians were arrested by police for allegedly assaulting and killing a local man following an altercation.
The soldiers, Vitalis Dube of Shamva and Terence Kagogoda from Chipinge, together with their co-accused Maxwell Sithole (40), Onai Vimbani (42), Batanai Simango (39) and Shingai Mhlanga (29) of Zibuka village under Chief Gwenzi appeared before magistrate Poterai Gwezhira facing murder charges.
They denied the charges and were remanded in custody.
The group was advised to apply for bail through the High Court.
Prosecutor Timothy Katsande told court that on February 26, 2020 at around 11 am, the six suspects, acting in connivance, went to Masocha Irrigation scheme under Chief Gwenzi in Chipinge.
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