BY WANDILE TSHUMA
A 34-year-old man has appeared in court on charges of threatening to commit murder and possession of prohibited knives.
Irvine Shoko, of Gamba Village, Hwange, is the accused.
On June 6, Shoko went to Possent Nyathi’s homestead around 10 pm and declared his intention to marry Nyathi’s daughter.
When Nyathi informed Shoko that his daughter was already married, Shoko became agitated, shouted at Nyathi, and threatened to kill him.
A police report was made, leading to Shoko’s arrest.
During his arrest, Shoko was found in possession of an okapi knife, a prohibited weapon.
Shoko was fined USD150, which was broken down into USD100 for the threat to commit murder and USD50 for possession of a prohibited weapon.
He was also given a wholly suspended three-month sentence on the condition that he does not commit a similar offense in the next five years.