By Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo| Three Buhera brothers burnt their father to death after tying him to a tree and then setting fire on him in a horrific incident that has left ZRP cops scratching their heads for answers and the rest of the local community in shock.
The incident happened in Tenga Village, Nyashanu area on Christmas eve when the three bothers accused their father of witchcraft.

Shocked villagers told ZimEye.com the level of cruelty was shocking.
“We cannot believe what we discovered on Christmas day after the three brothers burnt their father to death.
“It is just unbelievable. They forced him to consult traditional healers and prophets over witchcraft but he refused so they tied him with chains and burnt him to death.It is shocking that the three brothers concurred to kill their father .Everyone is in a state of shock,” a local villager told ZimEye.
Police at Murambinda Growth Point confirmed the incident but said they were not authorised to speak much about the sad event.
It is understood the brothers wanted to invite a Tsikamutanda to cleanse their home but the father refused and the trio, under the influence of alcohol, “decided to fix him”.
Social commentators have attributed the gruesome incident to drug abuse and what they termed “demonic influence”.