Firewood poacher beaten to death

Police in Goromonzi have arrested seven men who allegedly fatally assaulted a firewood poacher after he tried to recover his wheelbarrow which they had seized.

Innocent Mukazika (24), Like Makwamure (30), Trust Mupezeni (20), Joseph Mutumanji (18), Tafadzwa Phiri (17), Desire Muzhero (20) and Kudakwashe Domingos (22) all of Proton Farm in Goromonzi are currently facing murder charges following the death of Phillip Mushohwe (37) of Eastview in Harare whom they accused of poaching firewood.

Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza yesterday confirmed the incident and urged the public to desist from violence as well as taking the law into their own hands.

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