Man Jailed For 18 Years For Killing His Cousin In A Gold Ore Fight

A Bulawayo High Court Judge has sentenced a 28-year-old man, Passmore Musanika, to 18 years in jail for killing his cousin while they were fighting for gold ore, after a full trial, Mining Zimbabwe reports.

According to the publication:

On August 27, 2018 at around 4PM at Arizona 74 Mine, Matobo, Gweru, Mr. Shumba said, Jaison was in the company of his cousin Hardlife on their way to the shops.

The court heard that the accused person approached Jaison and accused him of having stolen his gold ore. The misunderstanding resulted in a fight which subsequently led to Jaison’s death.

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