Unlicensed soldier kills cyclist

An unlicensed member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) yesterday appeared at the Mbare Magistrates’ Court charged with culpable homicide after knocking down dead a cyclist late last month.

The suspect, Joseph Chaona, pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje, who convicted and remanded him to today for sentence.

Allegations against Chaona (25) were that on November 24 this year he was driving a Toyota Noah vehicle along Harare-Bulawayo Road when he tried to overtake a vehicle which was in the inner lane as he approached the National Sports Stadium.

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