A suspect recently broke a jail wall using his forehead in an attempt to escape from Harare Central Police Station.
The suspect, Unbothered Richard Majoni (33), appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Friday charged with malicious damage to property.
He had initially been arrested for drug dealing.
What happened:
The court heard that on October 18, 2022, Majoni violently hit the precast wall in his cell with his head, cracking it open while some bricks fell off.
He then allegedly picked up the bricks and used them to break the padlock and handcuffs before he escaped from his cell.
Majoni then jumped into the ceiling and walked through but fell into the storeroom.
He then broke the door handle but alarmed police officers in the process, leading to his apprehension.
Three officers struggled to arrest him as he was violent and overpowering them.
However, when he appeared in court Friday, Majoni said he was not aware of what he was alleged to have done.
When charges were put against him, he acknowledged that there was a possibility he could have done it.
During court proceedings, he would repeatedly groan and shout the word “hunde,” according to NewZimbabwe.
After the hearing, he happily bid farewell as he was taken back to the cells and told the court he was being well taken care of.
Majoni was remanded in custody until November 3.