BY LWANDLE MTHUNZI
The Lupane community was left shell-shocked after a malayitsha teamed up with his son to assault his son-in-law at Cross Jotsholo shopscausing his instant death.
Sikholiwe Nkomo (49) of Menyezwa village and his son Carlton Nkomo (18) accused David Ncube (24) of Gumede village under Chief Mabhikwa of being disrespectful and not paying lobola.
The two are jointly facing a murder charge and were not asked to plead to murder when they appeared before Lupane magistrate Ndumo Masuku whor remanded them in custody to 12 January.
The magistrate advised the duo to apply to the High Court for bail.
Prosecutor, Zandile Ndebele said the murder took place on 23 of December.
“At around 11:30pm the now deceased was at Cross Jotsholo shops in the company of Pride Ncube, Prince Ncube and Sydney Mpofu on a drinking spree.
The two accused found the deceased sitting inside the bottle store and started poking him saying he was ill-mannered as he wasr ubbing shoulders with his father in law,” said the prosecutor.
Ncube and Mpofu left the bar and went to sit outside on benches before Nkomo followed and grabbed him by the collar.
He dragged him while calling out his son to come and assault him.
Ncube managed to free himself and tried to run away but Carlton gavechase and caught up with him before hitting him with a brick on the forehead.
Ncube collapsed twice before Carlton stabbed him on the left side of the chest and ran away from the scene.
Ncube tried to gather strength and run away but he collapsed and died on the edge of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road.
A report of murder was made to the police who attended to the scene and arrested Ncube and his son.
The deceased’s body was taken to United Bulawayo Hospitals for postmortem.