Muntuloko Mwembe
A HWANGE man has appeared in court facing charges of murdering his father in law.
Wellington Shoko, 29 of Gamba village under chief Nekatambe, appeared before provincial magistrate Barbra Phiri.
He was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to September 6.
According to State papers, on August 8, Shoko’s sister in law, Joylet Ngwenya informed her brother, Evans Ngwenya that Shoko was assaulting his wife Sekai who happens to be their sister.
As a result, Joylet and Evans then proceeded to Shoko’s homestead to investigate the alleged assault. Upon arrival, a misunderstanding reportedly arose resulting in a fight that saw Shoko biting Evans on the chin. Evans then fled from the scene.
But feeling hard done, Shoko went on to follow Evans home, where he found him with his father in law, the now deceased Chizeya Smart Ngwenya, the State noted.
It was then that Ngwenya reportedly attempted to resolve the dispute between the two but to no avail.
The state further noted that Shoko then left for his homestead but the three followed him to his place where another misunderstanding ensued.
Evans started stoning Shoko while the father in law provided some lighting for his son with a torch. This however did not go down well with Shoko who then picked an old shock absorber as he sought to defend himself.
In the heat of the moment, Shoko turned on his father in law and struck him twice on the head, resulting in him dying on the spot.
Noticing what he had done, he fled from the scene but was later apprehended after a police report.
