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By Simbarashe Sithole

A suspected mental health patient in Chiweshe was arraigned before Bindura regional magistrates courts on Friday after he attempted to kill a senior citizen in an inferno.

Tapfuma Manyowa was remanded in custody and ordered to go to Chikurubi psychiatric for medical examination after he gave conflicting statements during trial.

Prosecutor Edward Katsvairo alleged that on March 19 around 11 pm at Chakuchi village in Chiweshe, Manyowa went to Enerst Chitaunhike’s bedroom hut and set it ablaze.

Chutaunhike was awakened by the heat of the fire.

At that moment his hair caught fire and he managed to break the door and ran to put off the fire with water.

He sustained burns on the head.

Chutaunhike’s sister came in the morning and managed to track the footprints which led him to Manyowa’s homestead and he was still wearing the same shoe that he went to commit the crime with.

They effected citizen arrest on him and surrendered him to the police.

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