Harare magistrate Mr Lazini Ncube concluded that CMED (Pvt) Ltd board chairperson and managing director of Nemchen (Pvt) Ltd, Mr Leslie John Denn was murdered by an expert and did not commit suicide as had been previously concluded.
Ncube who presided over the inquest which lasted nearly two months said:
Whoever shot him is an expert, it seems like the sound was muffled. The gardener heard nothing and the police did not ask the neighbours.
Investigations should have been directed to the window since anyone could access the bedroom through that window.
The police indicated that the bullet perforated his body, surprisingly no cartridge or bullet head was found, yet it should have been within two metres from the body. The police also confirmed that when a person shoots himself, there is a funny shape to their hand. The deceased had none, neither was there gun residue in his hands.
It is a mystery to the court as to what transpired and the court also wonders the urgency of burning the mattress. In the court’s view, the mattress was burnt to destroy evidence because it would have assisted the police in figuring out what really happened. The evidence doesn’t suggest suicide, but points to murder.
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