POLICE have expressed concern over the rise in murder cases countrywide after more than 50 people were killed in the country last month.

Most of the murder cases, added police, were related to love affairs, domestic and trivial disputes.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said for the month of July alone police had recorded 51 cases of murder compared to 44 cases reported in July 2018.

“Most murder cases are associated with domestic disputes that can be resolved harmoniously.

“Other crimes that have contributed immensely to these statistics are petty crimes, such as those of people fighting over insignificant things like change. Other cases that are a cause for concern are disputes that arise when people are intoxicated,” said Asst Comm Nyathi adding that other cases were those of people attacked when they were robbed by assailants.State media