Police in Harare are seeking information to help identify members of a mob involved in the fatal assault of an intruder in Budiriro suburb on Friday morning.
In a statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said the victim, identified only as Honest, was caught by the mob after breaking into a house and “grabbing” a 19-year-old woman who was asleep in her bedroom around 3 AM.
The woman screamed for help, alerting neighbours who rushed to the scene and apprehended Honest before he could flee.
The mob then attacked Honest with wooden logs, leaving him severely injured. He later succumbed to his wounds. The police statement reads:
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Police in Harare are investigating a case of murder which occurred along Gunguwo Street, Budiriro, Harare on 10/01/25 at around 0300 hours in which a victim only identified as Honest died.
The victim was apprehended by a mob on allegations of unlawful entry into premises where he allegedly grabbed the complainant (19) who was sleeping in her bedroom, at a house in Budiriro 5B, Harare.
The mob assaulted the victim using wooden logs indiscriminately and left him for dead. The victim succumbed to the injuries.
The body of the victim was taken to Sally Mugabe Hospital mortuary for post mortem.
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Police are also working to determine the motive behind the unlawful entry, as it appears the woman may have been targeted for sexual assault or robbery.
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The police in Harare are looking for people in a group who killed a man named Honest. Honest broke into a house and grabbed a 19-year-old girl. The girl screamed, and neighbors caught Honest. The neighbors hit him with wooden logs, and he died from his injuries. The police are trying to find out why Honest broke into the house, maybe to rob or hurt the girl. The police want to know who else was in the group that killed Honest.

ZRP Seeks Leads On Fatal Mob Attack On Intruder In Budiriro

A 22-year-old man, Benson Macharangwanda, has been charged with murder following the alleged killing of an intruder in Chitungwiza. The incident occurred around 4:30 AM on December 2.
It is alleged that Macharangwanda woke up when an anti-theft alarm on his phone was activated.
In the Harare Magistrate Court on Monday, it was revealed that Macharangwanda had placed US$250 in the pouch of his phone. Upon hearing the alarm, he discovered the intruder attempting to steal his phone through the window.
Macharangwanda pursued the intruder, guided by the sound of the alarm, and confronted him, demanding the return of his phone. The intruder claimed it had fallen inside his room, leading Macharangwanda to take him there.
A struggle ensued, during which the intruder produced a knife and attempted to stab Macharangwanda. However, with the timely shout of his landlady warning him of the imminent attack, Macharangwanda was able to block the knife.
In the scuffle, he managed to retrieve his phone from the intruder’s shorts. The intruder was subsequently escorted from the premises but soon began to complain of injuries he had sustained during the fight.
He was taken to Chitungwiza Hospital by his relatives, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Macharangwanda has been remanded in custody as he awaits indictment from the High Court.
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A man named Benson Macharangwanda is in trouble for killing someone who tried to steal his phone. He heard an alarm on his phone, saw the thief, and fought with him. The thief had a knife but didn't hurt him. Afterwards, the thief died from his injuries. Now, Macharangwanda is waiting to go to a higher court for what he did. The incident happened in Chitungwiza.

Chitungwiza Man Faces Murder Charge After He Allegedly Killed An Intruder

A married female cabinet minister who is at the centre of a cheating scandal allegedly faked a break-in after her husband caught her with her boyfriend at their home.
As reported by <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/a-home-invasion-call-to-police-ends-with-minister-exposed-as-love-cheat/">ZimLive</a>, the minister who cannot be named for legal reasons, on a date in late January this year, phoned Makoni police in Chitungwiza and reported that there was an intruder at her home in the neighbourhood.
Police officers rushed to the minister’s home and arrested the man, who said he was from Rwanda, but she allegedly asked them not to question him.
According to ZimLive, the minister was appointed to cabinet last September after years of activism in a women’s organisation established to praise President Emmerson Mnangagwa. She is said to be in her late 30s.
The police officers followed their normal procedures and hauled the “intruder” in for questioning anyway, and at the end of the interview, they had gathered information which may end the minister’s marriage and career. A source familiar with the discussions told ZimLive:
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Unsure how to proceed, senior officers told the minister that it was best to resolve the matter away from the glare of the public, which was inevitable if they took him to court. No charges were brought and the man was released.
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The “intruder” allegedly told the officers that the minister had invited him to the house and that he was the father of her two children whom she has for years passed off as her husband’s. Said the source:
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He produced DNA results showing that he was the father of the minister’s two children.
He went further, he said he built the house where he had just been arrested and has receipts for all the materials used to construct it.
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The man told the police officers that he had been at the house because the minister called her for a meeting – before her husband arrived unexpectedly. Said a source:
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She had called the Rwandese guy to discuss child support, she wanted US$10 000 per month.
When her husband arrived, the minister didn’t think she could explain the scene away and decided to call the police saying the man was an intruder.
Her husband now knows the truth because of her clumsy handling of the incident.
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ZimLive reported they were not been able to independently confirm the man’s claims of being the father of the minister’s two children.
When the minister was asked to comment on the allegations. She responded: “I can’t comment.”
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesman Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: “I haven’t received such a report.”
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