BY STAFF REPORTER
Police is hunting for seven Binga men who are on the run after they allegedly murdered two villagers on separate incidences where one of the victims was being accused of infedility.
Assistant Inspector Christopher Mahohoma confirmed the death of Stephen Mpofu (36) of Kokoloza Village and Amion Bube (65) of Mutunda Village both on December 7.
Mahohoma told VicFallsLive that Mpofu died after being fatally struck with logs and a spear while Bube’s lifeless body was found lying in top of a spear and a metal object as his bedroom had
“On the fateful day at around 4am, Stephen Mpofu was asleep in his bedroom together with his wife at their homestead when the two heard the two suspects Polite Ndlovu (24) and Justice Ndlovu (22) shouting outside claiming that they want to kill Stephen Mpofu for allegedly having love affairs with their wives,”Mahohoma said.
“The two suspects broke the door to the bedroom hut and Stephen Mpofu tried to escape the attack and unfortunately he was grabbed by one of the suspects and the two suspects started assaulting him with logs and a spear.”
“The wife, by use of a cell phone, informed the village head who rushed to the scene and found the two suspects still assaulting Stephen Mpofu and he was lying helpless in a pool of blood.”
Mahohoma said the village head tried to restrain the two, but they then began being violent and he ran away.
“It was only when the two suspects left when the village head and Stephen Mpofu’s wife managed to get closer to the victim and tried to take him to a nearby clinic,but unfortunately Stephen Mpofu died before reaching the clinic.”
At the scene, police found Mopane logs and an iron spear which were used to strike the deceased and the deceased had two deep cuts on the head, a deep cut on left cheek, swollen face and several lacerations on the head.
“In a similar case, Amion Bube (65) of Mutunda Village, Chief Siabuwa was found lying dead in a pool of blood on the same day at around 7pm at his own homestead,” Mahohoma said.
“On the day, Amion Bube spent the whole of his day working in the field together with his wife. It was at around 5pm when he decided to go home, leaving behind his wife in the fields.
“After a while, his wife also followed home and as she was approaching the homestead, she saw that their homestead was on fire and about five male adults, which she could not identify running away from their homestead.
“Upon arrival at the homestead she noticed that her husband was lying dead in a pool of blood close to their burning bedroom hut.”
Mahohoma said police also observed that the deceased was lying in a pool of blood on top of a spear and an iron bar near his burnt bedroom hut, facing upwards.
“The head of the deceased was skinned and it had two deep cuts, one on the forehead and another on the left ear,”
“There was a blood stained wooden axe handle beside the body.
” There were some struggle marks and five huts constructed with poles and mortars were burnt down to ashes.
“We are appealing for information from members of the public which can lead to the arrest of the seven suspects.”
Police urged members of the public to desist from the use of violence as a way of solving their differences suggesting that they should engage third parties like community and church leaders.