Soldier Guns Down Wife and Siblings in Bulawayo

In a shocking incident in Bulawayo, a Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) private shot and killed his 21 year old wife and two relatives and injured his 18 months year old child in New Magwegwe, Bulawayo,and later turned the gun on himself in an attempt to commit suicide. Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Alphios Makotore confirmed the shooting incident, saying: “On the day in question, the ZNA member had been assigned night guard duties at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation transmitter at Guinea Fowl, Gweru. He then finished his duty and sneaked out of the camp with his service rifle,” he said.

“He then travelled to Bulawayo with the AK47 folding butt rifle concealed in a bag. Private Chapeyama went straight to his in-laws’ house in New Magwegwe, where he found his wife together with her two sisters, the now-deceased Rita Nkomo (23) and Nkosivumile Ncube (16) plus his child Tlowi Chapeyama (18 months).