ALVINA CHIWANIKA
MIRROR REPORTER

SHURUGWI – A Shurugwi man who killed two girlfriends on different occasions and buried one body in a riverbed and threw the other in a disused mine shaft has been sentenced to two life prison sentences by Justice Munamato Mutevedzi.
The Midlands has become a headache when it comes to the number of murders that are reported daily.
Sometime between August 2021 and September 2022, Emmanuel Mahembe met the first deceased, Patricia Mutero who was his girlfriend at Donga Business Center, Shurugwi. The two drove Patricia’s motor vehicle, a Honda fit to Dhanga Dip Tank where the accused person murdered her.
He wrapped the body in a blanket and buried it along Gwamamvura riverbed before driving off in her motor vehicle. He later sold the motor vehicle.
On May 22, 2021, Mahembe met Idah Chigumbete, the second deceased, his other girlfriend.
The two drove off to the second deceased’s sister’s home in Shurugwi. Along the way, the two had a misunderstanding over money. The argument escalated and Mahembe murdered Chigumbete and dumped the body in a disused mine shaft at Mutevekwi Bridge.
After killing Chigumbete, Mahembe started using the deceased’s EcoCash account and diverted the money to his personal use. He continued driving around Chigumbete’s Honda Fit. The murder came to light when Chigumbete’s relatives became suspicious and alerted Police leading to the arrest of the accused person.
Mahembe got a life sentence for each murder.