Beverly Bizeki
A Runyararo West murder suspect who had escaped after committing robbery and murder in Masvingo was recently nabbed in Mutasa, Manicaland, where he was hiding for more than a month after he had sought employment as a cattle herder.
His luck ran out after his accomplice who had been nabbed earlier gave up his whereabouts and was caught where he had been employed as a herd boy.
Delight Matore made an initial appearance before Masvingo magistrate Rutendo Jakati on September 12, 2023 for one count of robbery and murder of Tinashe Marufu and was remanded to September 26, for continuation of trial.
It is the state case as presented by Ruvimbo Makoni that on August 4, the accused person together with his accomplice Tichaona Chamarambo who is already in police custody were walking along Kelvin Majange Street in Runyararo West when they saw the now deceased Marufu walking behind them.
After walking for about 50m, Chamarambo grabbed the late Marufu’s hands whilst Matore searched his pockets demanding for money and valuables before taking his cellphone and ran away.
Marufu screamed for help whilst chasing them and he managed to catch Chamarambo who was climbing Francis Aphiri perimeter wall.
Chamarambo stabbed Marufu on the collar bone on the right side using an okapi knife and some members of the public who had joined Marufu in chasing the duo assisted him in getting hold of Chamarambo and Matore managed to escape.
Marufu later died from bleeding on the stab wound.
