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03 Sep, 2020
A PROMINENT elderly couple from Mangwe District in Matabeleland South was gruesomely murdered by suspected robbers who raided their homestead on Tuesday night before burning their bodies in the house they were sleeping in, and making off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
An 83-year-old Mr Nicholas Nleya, who had partially lost his sight, and his wife Margaret (78), who after developing back problems was now walking with the aid of a stick, begged their assailants to take the money in a safe and spare their lives, but the suspected robbers went on to kill them before setting their bedroom alight with a suspected petrol bomb in a callous murder that has terrified Emzaza Village.
Two herdboys, aged 19 and 15, that lived with the couple fled the homestead when they heard the suspected robbers assaulting their employers with what seemed to be a metal object while demanding cash.
The couple, both retired teachers at nearby Catholic-run Empandeni Primary School, were staunch members of the Roman Catholic Church and were widely known in the community as farmers, with Mr Nleya having a passion for livestock and his wife, crop production.
When a Chronicle newscrew arrived at the scene yesterday afternoon, the bodies of the couple, who had ten children – six female and four male – had been taken to United Bulawayo Hospitals for postmortem.
Police details were guarding the room were the two were killed awaiting forensic teams from Harare to conduct further investigations. – Chronicle
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