By Tinaani Nyabereka
Gokwe – An assailant who is still at large stabbed and killed a 25-year-old man with a sharp object in a road rage incident that occurred on 30 January 2024 around 8 pm at Dove River Bridge in Gokwe North.
Midlands Provincial Police Spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident and said the police had since launched a manhunt for the suspect.
“I can confirm that we have a report where a man was killed after confronting a group of men who were blocking a bridge with a scotch cart.
“We are appealing to members of the public who might have information that can lead to the arrest of the suspect, Brighton Ncube,” said Mahoko.
Circumstances are that the now deceased Christopher Dube (25), of Sinangwenga Village, Chief Simuchembo, Gokwe was aboard a Nissan pickup truck coming from Chitekete business center driving towards Savara.
He was serving as a conductor and the motor vehicle was being driven by Knowledge Siachilima from the same area.
On approaching Dove River they found the bridge blocked by a scotch cart with four men and Dube asked them to clear the way for the vehicle but they refused.
Dube together with the other passengers disembarked from the vehicle to persuade the four to move their scotch cart aside which did not go down well with the suspect Brighton Ncube (19) of Village Siawanga chief Simuchembu, who was among the four.
Ncube charged towards Dube and clapped him once on the face. Sensing danger Dube ran away but Ncube was in hot pursuit. He caught up with him and stabbed him once on the chest.
Dube fell and died on the spot.
