Tinaani Nyabereka
Mberengwa– A 37-year-old man Edison Zhou on September 30, 2022 appeared in court facing murder charges.
The accused appeared before Mberengwa Magistrate Charity Katonongera for allegedly murdering a fellow tenant at a house the two were lodging.
Zhou was remanded in custody to October 13, 2022 and advised to apply for bail at the High Court.
Elizabeth Mudisi represented the State.
Circumstances given are that the now deceased Luckson Gumbo died after being attacked with a sharp object at Mbare Market in Northwood, Mberengwa on September 27, 2022 at around 10 pm.
Zhou and Gumbo were tenants residing at the same house and the deceased was assigned by the landlord to collect rentals by the property owner.
He then engaged and asked Zhou for rentals upon which an argument started resulting in a fist fight.
Gumbo then overpowered Zhou and withdrew a sharp object and stabbed the latter twice and fled the scene.
The now deceased was ferried to Mberengwa District Hospital by passers-by who found him lying helplessly.
He died the following day and a police report was made leading to Zhou’s arrest.
