BY STEPHEN CHADENGA
Police in the Midlands province are investigating a case of suspected murder after a 17-year-old boy allegedly stabbed a fellow juvenile, also aged 17, with an okapi knife following a misunderstanding.
Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko yesterday confirmed the incident, which occurred in Gokwe last Saturday.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating a case of murder, where a 17-year-old juvenile was found dead next to Dumezweni village near Nyaje Business Centre in Gokwe,” Mahoko said.
“The boy was found with a stab wound on his back.”
Mahoko said on August 28, the now-deceased, Meli Mlilo, was coming from a beer drink at Nyaje Business Centre in the company of his friends.
Mlilo had a misunderstanding with the suspect, Leon Moyo, over an undisclosed matter.
According to Mahoko, Moyo allegedly drew an okapi knife and stabbed Mlilo once on the back.
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Mlilo, bleeding profusely, went back to Nyaje Business Centre to seek help, but collapsed along the way and died.
The deceased’s body was discovered by a passer-by the following morning before a police report was made.
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