A man from Bulilima has been arrested for allegedly killing his &5 year old father and dumping the body in a disused well.
Sipoko Johnson Moyo's decomposed body was discovered one year, four months after his disappearance on August 31, 2014.
Several attempts by villagers and relatives to locate him had proved futile until two men found his body in a disused well on January 17.
His 35-year-old son, Certain Moyo of Nyabane area, appeared in court on a charge of murder yesterday.
The court heard that Certain stole and sold his father's cattle without the old man's knowledge.
When Moyo decided to consult a prophet on the missing cattle, Certain intercepted him along the way and struck him with an axe on the head, killing him on the spot.
Certain's son, who was about four years old then, was watching from a distance testified against his father.
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