‘Commute death sentence to prison terms’

A RECENT High Court ruling condemning Tapiwa Makore Senior and accomplice Tafadzwa Shamba to death for the brutal murder of then seven-year-old Tapiwa Makore Junior has once again revived debate on the contentious death penalty.

Tapiwa Junior was killed in the most aggravating circumstances by his father’s elder brother Tapiwa Senior and Shamba for ritual purposes.

His body was dismembered.

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