By Bright Zhou
A Masvingo man from Masvaya village under Chief Charumbira appeared before Masvingo Magistrate Ivy Jaona on February 23, 2024, on charges of verbal and aggravated assault.
He boasted that he was a free man despite being reported for robbery and threatened to kill the complainants for reporting him to the police. The magistrate remanded the accused person in custody awaiting the continuation of the trial on March 1, 2023.
The state alleges that on February 16, 2023, at around 19:40 hours, Solomon Muringani (34) went to Tatenda Mabayano, who was at Sikato Business Center, and told him he had reported him for robbery but he was still walking free.
Muringani insulted Mabayano, calling him a dog, saying he wears second-hand underwear and threatened to kill him if he walked alone.
The following day, Muringani went to Prisca Shiri (52), who was in her bar at Sikato Business Center, and told her that even though she had brought his robbery case to court, he was still free.
He went behind the bar counter, shouted at Shiri, calling her a prostitute, and threatened to kill her if she walked alone or would burn her inside the bar. Muringani took a catapult from his pocket and threatened to hit her before taking US$80 cash that was on the radio.
Shiri shouted for help, and Fatima Matiza rescued her, taking the catapult before escorting Muringani outside the bar. Both cases were reported to the police, and Muringani was arrested. Fortune Madongorere prosecuted.
