A suspected thief in Beit Bridge allegedly fatally stabbed his colleague with a knife, following a dispute over the sharing of loot, police have said.

The local police spokesperson, Insp Tafanana Dzirutwe, said the incident occurred on Saturday, November 29, at around 03:00 at a house in Dulibadzimu’s high-density suburb.

“The suspect, had a dispute with his colleague over the sharing of some goods which they had stolen. The argument eventually degenerated into fight, resulting in the suspect’s pulling out a knife and subsequently stabbing the victim once in the chest. He died in-stantly,” he said.
Dzirutwe said the body was discovered by a neighbour a few hours later, who then reported the matter to the police. The body was taken to the Beit Bridge District Hospital mortuary for a post mortem.

The suspect is still at large and police have since launched a manhunt for him. “We are also appealing to community members with information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect to assist us in that regard,” said the police spokesperson.

Meanwhile, in another incident, a 26-year-old Beit Bridge man accused of stealing 15 crates containing beer from his employer al-legedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree branch.

“The man was employed at a local beer collection centre and it is suspected that, upon leaving work on Friday (November 28), he allegedly stole 15 crates of beer from his workplace and fled,” Insp Dzirutwe said.

However, the following day, the man was found hanging from a tree branch in a local bushy area. The body was discovered by a passerby, who then alerted the local police.

The deceased was identified as Willington Tapfuma Mushawarima (26) of Dulibadzimu.
Police suspect no foul play and the body was taken to the local hospital’s mortuary.