Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Martin Makonese had to adjourn court proceedings after a murder suspect fell sick claiming he was being pursued by the person he allegedly killed.
Mduduzi Mathema and Isaac Nyakurerwa appeared before Justice Makonese for allegedly strangled a security guard to death before stealing wares from a city flea market. The duo pleaded not guilty to murder charges. Mathema fell sick after pleading not guilty and claimed the deceased was now haunting him, forcing Justice Makonese to postpone the matter to Thursday for continuation of the State Case. Proceedings failed to continue on Thursday as the duo had no transport to ferry them to court.
Mathema (30) and Nyakurerwa (35) reportedly took the late Vengai Murisi’s phone before fleeing with clothing items whose total worth is unknown. The court heard that the two hit Murisi with a plank on the head before strangling using a jacket until he died on February 10 in 2013.
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