Soldiers allegedly went on a rampage on Sunday afternoon in Warren Park, beating up residents after a soldier was stabbed to death in the suburb. The soldiers are said to have been moving from door to door beating up people to avenge the slaying of their colleague.
However, residents who spoke to NewZimbabwe.com said that the unnamed soldier was stabbed by a fellow soldier during a row over a prostitute at Warren Park’s main shops. A Warren Park resident, Tatenda Gomba said:
The two were spotted at the main shops trying to hire a sex worker before a fight ensued ending with one soldier stabbing another.
Although the issue should be dealt with by the police, members of the military are beating all men who stay on 25, 26, and 5th street.
We are now living in terror and some of them (soldiers) are threatening to continue beating us on Monday for a crime we did not do.
The body of the deceased soldier was collected by the police around 9 am on . Zimbabwe Defence Forces Spokesperson Everson Mugwisi said that he did not have the details concerning the incident.
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