BY STAFF REPORTER
In a High Court circuit sitting in Hwange, a 23-year-old man from Gwelutshena was sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder.
Mtabisi Ndimande was convicted of killing a 39-year-old man in a brutal axe attack that occurred on August 5, 2024, at DZ Sports Bar in Inyathi.
The court heard that Ndimande had been drinking beer with the deceased when an argument ensued.
Despite intervention from a security guard, Ndimande pulled out an axe and struck the deceased on the head.
The blow caused the deceased to collapse, while the axe remained embedded in his head. The offender then removed the axe and walked away.
The deceased bled profusely and was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on August 6, 2024.
The police responded to the scene and recovered the axe.