A 29-year-old suspected thief is facing murder charges after he fatally attacked his victim with an unknown object before stealing his cellphone.
Tendai Mafidi was remanded in custody to April 12 for routine remand and advised to approach the High Court for bail.
He appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing murder charges.
Prosecutor Thomas Chanakira told the court that on January 11, 2024 at around 2200 hours, Mafidi met the now deceased Ngonidzashe Chabvuta walking alone in Eastview, Harare.
Mafidi allegedly struck Chabvuta with an unknown object ln the head resulting in his instant death.
The accused person searched the deceased and stole his Samsung Galaxy M13 cellphone.
He sold the mobile phone to a cell phone dealer at Ok Mbare supermarket.
Investigations were done leading to the recovery of the cell phone and subsequent arrest of Mafidi.
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