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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A MENTALLY-CHALLENGED man from Chinhoyi succumbed to injuries suffered in an assault by four members of a neighbourhood watch committee members in Harare who mistook him for a thief.<\/p>\n

Donald Jamela (69), Tinashe Jamela (27), Roy Mujaho (29) and Thembalami Jamela (28), appeared before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda on Friday facing a murder charge.<\/p>\n

The four, who are members of the Cranbrone neighbourhood watch committee, were granted $150 000 bail each and told to return to court on August 23.<\/p>\n

Allegations are that on May 1, 2023, the now-deceased Itai Mwandicheya left Chinhoyi for Harare to visit his uncle Ozias Daka who resides in Cranborne.<\/p>\n

He arrived at Daka\u2019s residence before midnight but did not get a response when he knocked at the gate.<\/p>\n

Mwandicheya went to a nearby vending stall at the intersection of Biddulph and Chiremba roads where he sought shelter for the night.<\/p>\n

At around 0100 hours, he was approached by the accused who were on patrol in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

They interrogated him about his presence in their area and dismissed the story that he had visited his uncle.<\/p>\n

They assaulted him with baton sticks accusing him of being a thief.<\/p>\n

After they realised that he had sustained serious injuries, they contacted Daka who confirmed that Mwandicheya was his nephew.<\/p>\n

They took him to Daka\u2019s place. On May 2, 2023, Mwandicheya left Harare for Kwekwe to visit his aunt.<\/p>\n

He succumbed to the injuries on May 5 and a police report was made, leading to the arrest of the quartet.<\/p>\n

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