HARARE – An 18-year-old woman faces murder after she allegedly struck and killed a bystander with a brick which she had intended for one of her boyfriends during a street brawl in Harare’s Kuwadzana high density suburb Thursday.
Police said Friday they have “arrested Leanda Mupfumira, 18, in connection with a case of murder which occurred on 20/04/2023 at a service station in Kuwadzana 2”.
“The suspect allegedly picked a half brick intending to throw it at one of her two boyfriends she was fighting with,” police said via their official social media handles.
“The brick hit a bystander, Tawanda Nigel Ziumbe, 23, resulting in him falling into a drain and becoming unconscious. The victim died at a local hospital whilst on admission.”
