Tenant murder sucks in gang of robbery plotters
TWO men and two women from Mpopoma suburb in Bulawayo have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a man who was killed by armed robbers as he tried to help a fellow tenant who was being robbed.
A court yesterday heard how two women, Sisasenkosi Moyo and Sithandekile Moyo, told Moses Ncube, Walter Moyo, Mandlenkosi Thobekani Moyo and another man identified only as Bee that Ms Marian Kajewe (29) had $2 000 in her house.
The four men and two women then allegedly hatched a plan to rob Ms Kajewe.
Sisasenkosi and Sithandekile did not go to Ms Kajewe’s house, arguing that she knew them and hence she would be able to identify them and the group agreed that only the men would pounce on their victim.
Moses, Walter, Mandlenkosi and Bee then allegedly later went to Ms Kajewe’s home and broke the door to her house.
When the woman screamed for help, her fellow tenant Munkuli Siamubine (39) rushed to the scene and was fatally attacked with a machete.
Sisasenkosi, Sithandekile, Moses and Walter have since been arrested, but Mandlenkosi and Bee are still at large.
The four arrested suspects appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr Franklin Mkhwananzi yesterday facing murder and robbery charges.
They were not asked to plead and remanded in custody to December 4.
The court head that when the four armed robbers went to Ms Kajewe’s house, they only managed to rob her of $60. On their way out, they allegedly met Siamubine and allegedly struck him with a machete