Zimbabwe: Man Bludgeons 94-Year-Old Grandmother to Death for ‘Cursing’ Family

A supertitious man from Shurugwi in Midlands province armed himself with a log and bludgeoned his grandmother (94) to death accusing her of cursing the family.

Takudzwa Mugariri of Marozva village under Chief Banga in Shurugwi this week appeared in court for murder as defined in the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.

The 27-year-old assailant was convicted and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the High Court sitting at Gweru.

The State case was that on February 3, 2024, the accused…