Juvenile kills former girlfriend’s grandfather

A juvenile ( 17) from Madlambuzi in Matabeleland South stoned his ex- girlfriend’s grandfather ( 86) after t he elderly man barred him from taking the girl out for a date.

Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson I nspector Loveness Mangena said the boy ( name withheld) was still at large.

The smitten teen reportedly wanted to rekindle a love affair he once had with the unnamed girl.

“L a s t Wednesday, the j uvenile went to his ex- girlfriend’s home where he found the girl with her 86- year- old grandfather. He told the now deceased he had come to coll ect his wife.

“This did not go down well with the old man who asked the boy to l eave his homestead and attacked him with his walking stick,” said I nsp Mangena.

The boy, she said, retaliated by picking a brick and struck the old man on the forehead.

The provincial police spokesperson said the girl ran to tell neighbours about the fight.

“Neighbours found the boy throwing stones at the old man who was lying on the ground. The boy fled from the scene. On drawing closer, villagers discovered that the old man was dead.

His body was f erried to Matobo District Hospital for post- mortem,” she said.

I nsp Mangena appealed to members of the public who might have information on the whereabouts of the juvenile to report to the nearest police station. She urged members of the public to respect the sanctity of life and to solve their disputes amicably or to seek mediation from neutral third parties, especially the police.