Rutendo Chirume
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating a murder case in Gutu after a 41 year-old man Perai Mugure (41) from Chikwerema village went on the run after allegedly killing his daughter Rutendorwashe Mugure (16) following a misunderstanding when the deceased was trying to intervene in a fight between her parents.
Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident and urged the public to refrain from solving disputes under influence of alcohol and stop using violence to solve issues.
“The incident occurred on May 12 at around 21:00 hours in Gutu, Chikwerema village 18, Jinjika. There was loss of life and people should stop using violence in order to solve disputes and should refrain from solving disputes when they are drunk,” said Dhewa.
It is reported that on May 12 at around 21:00 hours Mugure arrived home drunk while his wife Fungai Munzwa (42) was sleeping in their bedroom and their three children including Rutendo and her two siblings a boy (6) and girl (7) were in a separate bedroom.
The wife decided to serve her husband some food upon which the husband refused, resulting in a misunderstanding which led Mugure to start beating his wife.
The accused locked the door from inside, charged on his wife, beating her on the face several times and bite her on chick which caused her to start screaming and calling for help.
The deceased woke up and took her siblings to their neighbor, came back and started persuading her father to stop beating her mother by knocking on the door and calling out his name.
The accused got angry and annoyed such that he came outside, locked his wife from inside and started beating his daughter with a log and a strop.
She tried to run away but her father charged on her heavily, beat her thoroughly with the log upon which she fell down.
The mother later managed to open the door using a spoon only to find her daughter lying lifeless on the ground but the father was no longer at the scene.
She took her daughter to the kitchen and later her body was taken to Gutu Rural Hospital for postmortem and the case reported to Chatsworth police station.
The accused is on the run.
