A Harare man who mauled his father's tenant with a brick and fatally scalded him with a hot electric iron before stealing his vehicle and property worth $8 000, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was convicted of murder.
On November 5, 2014, Simbarashe Chimuka attacked and killed Clemence Chitete at number 83 Blakeway Drive, Belvedere in Harare, where the now deceased was renting a cottage.
After committing the heinous offence, Chimuka proceeded to help himself to Chitete’s 32-inch television set, two cellphones, an HP laptop and a Toyota Corolla, registration number ADE 5146, before driving away with the stolen loot.
However, two days later, Chimuka was arrested in Victoria Falls while trying to escape to Zambia and was found in possession of Chitete’s neck chain, driver’s licence and house keys.
He was spared from the death penalty, but was sentenced to life imprisonment for the gruesome murder of his victim.
- News Day
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