Cops severely assault stocktheft suspect

A STOCKTHEFT convict is reportedly battling for life after he was allegedly severely beaten by police detectives recently while in their custody for a different case.

According to court papers, Kelvin Maravahanda is serving a nine-year jail term at Chinhoyi Prison after he was convicted of stocktheft in November last year.

Sources at Chinhoyi Prison said Maravahanda was on January 2 taken from the correctional services facility by four CID officers on fresh accusations of robbery.

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