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Man kills granny (94) over witchcraft, jailed 18 years

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Takudzwa Mugariri was on Wednesday arraigned before the High Court and convicted of murder charges.

A 27-YEAR-OLD Gweru man has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for killing his 94-year-old grandmother after accusing her of being a witch.

Takudzwa Mugariri was on Wednesday arraigned before the High Court and convicted of murder charges.

The court was told that on February 3, Mugariri struck his grandmother using a log several times all over the body leading to her death.

He accused her of bewitching him.

A police report was filed, leading to Mugariri’s arrest.

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