Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo|A drinking binge ended in tragedy in Chivi when two men murdered their friend over an argument on which footpath to take to reach home.
The two men, Tobias Manzwengarufu and Radios Shereni of Foroma Village killed Trymore Wathi over a heated argument on the footpath to take to reach home following a drinking spree at a local bar.
The two appeared before Chivi resident magistrate Bishard Chineka facing murder charges after they assaulted and killed their friend.
The Incident happened on June 13 2016 as the three were coming from the local bar where they were drinking beer.They picked an argument over the path they were to use to go home. Wathi argued with his friends until the situation got tense resulting in a fight.
Manzwengarufu and Shereni then assaulted Wath with a log,taking turns to hit their hapless friend and left him unconscious.
On the following morning Wathi was rushed to Masvingo Provincial Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.The two were remanded in custody to July 1.
Shocked relatives said the incident was unfortunate since the three always drank beer together without any arguments.
“We cannot believe what happened because these guys always drank beer together.We were shocked when we heard what happened. The two murdered Wathi over an agument on the footpath to take to reach home.It is really shocking and unfortunate,” said a local villager.