The Marange community was left in shivers after a villager went berserk and brutally murdered his brother in cold blood, sliced his body into pieces before hiding the deceased’s private parts in a beehive following a misunderstanding over meat.
Tonderai Kichini (31) of Machiwanga Village allegedly dragged Tichaona Kichini’s body from the room where he had butchered him and chopped it into several pieces using a knife and axe.
Tonderai went further to pack the deceased’s body parts into two 50kg sacks and threw them into a disused well. He also took Tichaona’s head and private parts and hid them in a beehive.
Manicaland provincial police spokesman, Assistant Inspector Luxson Chananda, confirmed the brutal murder and said on July 15, at around 10am, a neighbour saw one of the dogs eating a piece of meat.
“He became suspicious and monitored his dogs’ movements. He saw some traces of blood which led him to the now deceased’s kitchen hut,” he said.
Last Saturday, Tonderai appeared before Mutare magistrate, Mr Langton Mukwengi, facing murder charges.
He was asked to apply for bail at the High Court since he was facing a Third Schedule offence.
It was the State’s case led by Mr Shepherd Chavarika that Tichaona had asked his brother, Tonderai for keys to their kitchen hut where he wanted to collect some food.
Tichaona refused to hand over the keys and this did not go down well with the accused.
He then drew an iron bar from the fireplace and struck his brother thrice on the head, before he collapsed and died.
“When he realised that he had killed his brother, Kichini took an axe and a knife with which he used to cut his brother into pieces. He cut off the head and private parts before crushing them using mortar and a pestle.
“He later took the chunks and stuffed them in a beehive. He then took the remaining body parts and buried them in a dry disused well.”
The court also learnt that Kichini’s was once convicted of assault. His mental status is also questionable.
He will be back in the dock on July 29.-

Manicapost