The killing was done in a typical traditional animal slaughter fashion where the accused allegedly used a machete to chop off his father’s head and later used the services of a knife to remove the right hand.
After that, he ripped the chest open to gain access to the internal body parts but was mobbed by villagers who later restrained him from doing so albeit in a violent manner where he was using the hand of his father’s lifeless body as a weapon to attack villagers who wanted to effect citizen arrest on him.
The accused Rodrick Chauke of village Chirhilele, Headman Samu under Chief Sengwe appeared before Chiredzi magistrate Mr Tafadzwa Mhlanga last Monday facing murder charges.
He was remanded in custody to (Monday) tomorrow and was advised to apply to the High Court for bail.