By Tinaani Nyabereka
A 24-year-old man from Silobela was left battling for his life at Silobela District Hospital after he was allegedly attacked by two men from the same village over snooker tokens at Zvibomvu Business Centre in Silobela on May 9, 2024.
Midlands Provincial Police Spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident and urged members of the public to settle disputes amicably.
“We confirm a case of attempted murder in which a Silobela man was brutally attacked after a game of snooker and was left with life-threatening injuries. We have arrested one man and launched a manhunt for the other one. We urge members of the public to use dialogue in solving disputes and refrain from violence,” Mahoko said.
Circumstances are that the complainant Zenzo Moyo of Mathe Shop, Zvibomvu Business Centre in Silobela was playing snooker inside Svingo Bar at the same business centre with the two suspects, Moses Mlauzi, (27) of Village Gwetu, Chief Malisa, Silobela and Mthandazo Chaka.
A misunderstanding arose amongst them over snooker tokens and the suspects left Moyo in the bar and went away.
Moyo later left the bar for his shop when he met the suspects who ambushed him. It is alleged that Chaka was armed with an axe and Mlauzi with a knife and extensively attacked the former all over his body.
The two continued to attack Moyo while he was on the ground until he fell unconscious. After the attack, the duo fled the scene leaving Moyo lying in a pool of blood on the ground.
The matter was reported to police and Mlauzi was arrested.
The complainant sustained life-threatening injuries and was admitted to Silobela District Hospital. Chaka is still at large and the police have since launched a manhunt for him.
