A 25-year-old man was rescued from street justice by armed police officers on Tuesday, after he stabbed a man to death in dispute over a commercial sex worker in Zimbabwe.
According to the Chronicle, the suspect Tungamirayi Kokerai met the 24-year-old deceased while he was walking with a sex worker at around 3AM in Phakama Suburb.
Kokerai demanded to know why the now deceased was walking with his girlfriend which resulted in an altercation.
“The now deceased was coming from a night club with a sex worker that he had hired for the night. On their way they met Kokerai who accused the now deceased of walking with his girlfriend" a source said.
“The two men started quarrelling and Kokerai drew a knife which he used to stab the now deceased four times. The now deceased who was seriously injured went to a nearby house to seek help but he didn’t get any response and bled to death while leaning against the durawall,” said the source.
Police officers, who were escorting him to the police station had to seek refuge at a nearby house as the mob comprising the deceased relatives, friends and residents were baying for his blood.
Police were stuck at the house for about two hours before they could escort the suspect to the police station.
More armed police officers as well as anti-riot police and those from the dog section were later called to the scene to stop the mob from breaking into the house in which the suspect was hiding.
Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Loveness Mangena, who confirmed the murder which occurred at Phakama Suburb, appealed to members of the public not to resort to violence when resolving disputes.
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