Terrence Mawawa, Gweru | A man from Mkoba 6 who brutally murdered his father has escaped a jail term after doctors discovered he was a mbanje addict and he was mentally unstable at the time he committed the gruesome offence.
Cloud Alick Banda of Mkoba, Gweru, killed his father Alick Dary Banda on December 8 2012 following a heated argument between the two.
Cloud Banda appeared before High Court Judge, Nokuthula Moyo last Monday facing murder charges.
On the fateful day Cloud Banda returned home late resulting in an argument with his father. He proceeded to take an iron bar and hit his father four times on the head.
His father fell to the floor, bleeding profusely and died instantly.
Cloud Banda went to Mkoba Police Station where he met Constable Muzumbi. He narrated how he had assaulted the deceased.
A post mortem concluded that he died of a massive subarachnoid haemorrhage.
In passing sentence, Moyo noted that Cloud Banda was examined by a psychiatrist who indicated that the accused was suffering from “a mental disorder, epilepsy, alcohol and cannabis abuse”.
Moyo therefore passed the verdict of not guilty because of insanity.
Cloud Banda escaped imprisonment and he was taken to Mlondozi Special Institution for people with mental disorders-where he is being treated.