Chinese national acquitted for attempted murder

GWERU regional magistrate Christopher Maturure on Wednesday acquitted Chinese national Liu Haifeng, who was facing a charge of attempted murder.

The State alleged that in January this year, Liu (52) allegedly fired gunshots at Kholwani Dube, an employee at Ming Chang Sino Africa Bijou Farm, located on the outskirts of Gweru in the Midlands province following a labour dispute.

In his ruling, Maturure said Dube was actually the aggressor in the incident.

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