Man kills neighbour, attempts to conceal body in mine shaft

 

Murder under Indian Penal Code: All you need to know about it

 

Zim Now Writer

A man from Esigodini in Matabeleland South province has been arrested for killing his neighbour and attempting to conceal the crime by dumping the body in a disused mine shaft.

Robert Maplanka, 22, was apprehended by police following a tip off from concerned residents, who informed police that they had seen him assaulting the deceased.

Police confirmed the arrest and were still conducting investigations.

“Police in Esigodini are investigating a case of murder in which the victim, Mfundisi Dube (28) was found dead in a disused mine shaft near Esihlengeni Business Centre on April 17, 2023,” read the statement on Twitter.

It was reported that the victim was also found with several cuts on his head and his legs bound with a shoe lace.

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