ANOTHER MURDER!
KILLED OVER MARRIED WOMAN
A 33-YEAR- OLD man was beaten to death after he was caught bedding a married woman in Mhondoro yesterday.
The man, only identified as Jaure, a tractor driver at Kent Farm, was reported to have been beaten with electrical cables and sticks at Mandaza Village under chief Nyamweda.
Jaure was reported to have been phoned by his alleged married lover Sekai Vherinyama (20) at around 8pm on Sunday after her husband Tatenda Tinarwo had left for work in Norton.
Kelvin Tinarwo was arrested while other suspects — Tafadzwa Zharare, Owen Tinarwo and one other person — fled the scene after Jaure breathed his last at around 7am yesterday.
Chief Nyamweda, real name Claudius Mandaza confi rmed the incident saying another man had recently been murdered over infidelity issues too.
“The whole village is in the dark following the murder of a man accused of dating a married woman,” said Chief Nyamweda.
“It’s so sad and to make matters worse, another villager was recently murdered over similar issues.
“We strongly condemn the spirit of killing each other.
“There is need for awareness campaigns against taking of illicit drugs nezvimusombodhiya zvavarikuwanza zvekutadza kutya kuparadza hupenyu hwevanhu,” said Chief Nyamweda. Sekai and Jaure were physically assaulted by Tatenda’s brothers Owen and Kelvin Tinarwo together with two others and police arrested Kelvin after the three fled the scene.
Sekai denied dating Jaure arguing that the late was her uncle.
“My husband’s brothers were quick to assume that I was having an illicit aff air with Jaure,” said Sekai.
“Jaure phoned me at around 8pm while he was at the shopping centre introducing himself and I went there and took him home.
“He was yet to decide if he wanted sadza or tea when Tatenda’s brothers arrived and having realised their intentions, he hid in the house.
“Jaure is my uncle although I do not really know how he is related to us and my husband knows him.
“He was found under the bed after he ran into the bedroom to fi nd cover, but they dragged him and assaulted him until dawn.
“Inini ndakarohwa mazimbama pamwechete nemwana wangu vakarova Jaure netambo dzemagetsi netsvimbo.
“They poured water on him after he fell unconscious and that was the time I managed to escape,” said Sekai.
Tatenda was called to the scene and he ordered Sekai to seek refuge at one of the members of the neighbourhood watch committee’s houses until police attended the scene.
“I was informed about Jaure and rushed here and discovered that my wife and child were not at home,” said Tatenda.
“I can neither confi rm nor deny that my wife was dating Jaure, but what irked me is that he was in my matrimonial bedroom where he was pulled from under the bed.
“I once worked with Jaure at a farm and he is a distant relative we used to call uncle and I do not know why he decided to visit during my absence, calling my wife on her mobile phone.
“I instructed my wife to seek help at one of the neighbourhood watch members nekuti anga ahwanda pahovhoni yezvidhina nemwana.
“My wife failed to call my relatives to inform them about the visitor leading to the attack but I strongly condemn the killing of this man,” said Tatenda.
One of the villagers said Jaure managed to tell some of the villagers that he had lost his cellphone and cash to his attackers before he passed on.
“I attended the scene after hearing about Jaure’s beating and I witnessed him talking about his cash and cellphone he lost during the attack,” said the villager.
“To be honest, I was shocked to hear that Jaure passed on because that time he was speaking well although he was unable to stand or sit; he was lying on the ground writhing in pain.
“It is bad that they beat him to death over suspicions of an aff air they do not have proof of since the husband was not around,” said the villager.