Fleeing armed robber dies in accident

a machete. Mr Munyu called for help and neighbours started honking their cars to alert the neigbhourhood of the intruders.

“The accused persons retreated and sped off along Josiah Tongogara Road towards Grants Service Station. Mr Munyu and two neighbours gave chase using their vehicles. Police were also alerted. The suspects were involved in a road accident before Grants Service Station, at corner Josiah Tongogara and Longmore Crescent in Palmerstone after the driver lost control of the vehicle before it rammed into a tree,” said Assistant Inspector Chinyoka.

Three of the robbers were arrested at the scene.

They were taken to Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital under police guard.

Mukoroko was later arrested in Tashinga area of Marondera a day after the incident.

Chipande later died after admission. Items that were recovered include a Huawei smartphone, four machetes, two crow bars, a brown wallet containing US$1, screwdriver, hammer, pallet riffle, okapi knife, Itel tablet, Itel cellphone and one pair of pliers.

In an interview, Mr Munyu relieved the harrowing experience, and said he suspects that the four were the same robbers who pounced on his home last month.

He said he came face-to-face with one of the robbers who was determined to shoot him.

“I woke up after hearing some disturbing noise outside. The noise was coming from the kitchen door. One of the suspects gained entry through the kitchen door. I quickly alerted my neighbour that I was under attack. At that moment, I saw one of the suspects standing right in front of me. He shouted to his colleagues asking for a gun.

“During that confusion, his colleagues called him to retreat as my neighbours were honking their cars. My neighbours saved my life because of their swiftness. The robbers vanished from my house. We gathered as neighbours and gave chase using our cars. They were involved in an accident and when we arrived at the scene three of them were struggling to get out of their car. One of them had already vanished from the scene,” said Mr Munyu.