In a very shocking development, an 88-year-old man was brutally stoned to death by his grandson who accused him of bewitching him.
After committing the grisly murder, the grandson burned the body.
This horror story occurred on Sunday night in Gudyanga Village near Birchenough Bridge, Zimbabwe.
The 23-year old grandson, Andrew Muchirawetu was arrested for the murder of his grandfather, William Danda and is currently in custody.
Muchirawetu’s uncle, Liberty Danda told the Manica Post, that “I came here early in the morning around 5 am after I heard people calling out for help. The house was on fire. On arrival I found the deceased’s body burning. There were several deep cuts on the body.
“It was clear to me that he had been murdered before being set on fire. In fact, he must have been stoned to death because there were stones all over the place. The stones had blood stains which suggested that they had been used to inflict pain on the deceased. It was a scary sight but I had to put out the fire.”
According to Danda, Andrew had a history of mental illness and did not seem to be remorseful.
“Since he came back from South Africa mid last year, he had always been complaining that his grandfather is bewitching him. In fact, he had been showing signs of mental illness. When I asked him why he had committed the crime, he remained silent. He was not even remorseful,” he said.
In a related story, a 73-year-old woman, Mrs Cecilia Attah, has been reportedly killed by her son at Nru, in Nsukka Local Governments Area of Enugu State. Mrs Cecilia Attah Mrs Attah was killed, Wednesday by her son who used a plank to hit her on the head, following a slight argument.
It was gathered that shortly after killing his mother, the suspect ran to the nearby Nsukka Police Station to report that his brother wanted to kill him. Police arrest 135 suspected criminals in 12 days in Anambra Apart from the suspect, the deceased is said to be the mother of a priest, Rev Fr. Nobert who is now on sabbatical at the United States of America, USA, with Athanasius Igwenagum Attah, 54, as the eldest.
Athanasius, a panel beater at the Mechanic Village, Nsukka, was seen at Nsukka Police Station, yesterday, making a statement over the issue.
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