a 57-year-old village head from Gokwe has been sentenced
a 57-year-old village head from Gokwe has been sentenced
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a 57-year-old village head from Gokwe has been sentenced to death for fatally stabbing a 60-year-old woman from his area with a spear over a land dispute.
Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Martin Makonese, on circuit in Gweru, found Ezra Manenji, of Gokwe, guilty of murder with actual intent.
Molly Sibanda met her fate in October 2011 after Manenji stabbed her with a spear on the left shoulder.
Manenji becomes the 75th person on death row, joining 72 other men and two women.
Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Martin Makonese, on circuit in Gweru, found Ezra Manenji, of Gokwe, guilty of murder with actual intent.
Molly Sibanda met her fate in October 2011 after Manenji stabbed her with a spear on the left shoulder.
Manenji becomes the 75th person on death row, joining 72 other men and two women.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: www.newzimbabwe.com, 11/02/2013)
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