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Hacking a man to death with spade
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na’s coworker and a foreman at a borehole company. The incident happened at the home of a client, where the two A 27-year-old Zimbabwean, Marshall Zimbudzana, was found were stationed to drill a borehole. guilty of the gruesome murder of Mr Sonnyboy Nkosi during During the trial, Zimbudzana did not plead guilty, but an incident early last year. He appeared in the Thohoyandou maintained that he was also shocked and surprised to find High Court for sentencing on Tuesday. Nkosi lying dead when he (Zimbudzana) returned from The court found that he had hacked Mr Sonnyboy Nkosi (40) buying some cigarettes at a nearby kiosk. with a spade on 17 March 2012, at Muduluni village. Nkosi, who On Tuesday, Judge Khami Makhafola provided the resided at Tshikhwani in Madombidzha village, was Zimbudza platform for the convict to give arguments in mitigation of sentence, but Zimbudzana couldn’t utter a word. The judge then said that it would sound totally unfair for the court to continue sentencing Zimbudzana while he had not said anything in mitigation. Makhafola then directed the prosecution to arrange for the convicted murderer to consult with the probation offi cer (the social worker’s office), so that the official could, after a session with Zimbudzana, submit a written report in mitigation of the accused’s sentence. Zimbudzana agreed to consult with a proba tion officer, where a Shona interpreter would also be made available during the session. “The prosecution has been tasked to arrange an urgent appointment of the probation officer to consult with the accused,” said Judge Makhafola. Nkosi’s widow, Ms Joyce Ra maropi (41), had been attending the court throughout the trial. She looked dejected and very distant on Tuesday, as she sat literally alone in the empty gallery. “I thought they were going to sentence him today, but he didn’t want to speak,” she told Limpopo Mirror after the court ad journed. “He deserves a death sentence, because if he is sent to jail, he can still choose the kind of menu he wants.” “My husband was a very good person who loved God and all people,” she Ms Joyce Ramaropi is still deeply aggrieved. continued. “He was also the
sole breadwinner in the family. He left me and the four children, and nobody works in the family. Every day I feel that pain of losing my husband. Our pain is very deep.” Zimbudzana’s case was post poned to Thursday (31 October) for possible sentencing. At the time of going to press, the result was not available yet.
By Tshifhiwa Mukwevho
Marshall Zimbudzana after his appearance in the Thohoyandou High Court on Tuesday
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