A Bulawayo High Court found Gweru businessman Peter Dube guilty of a double murder and two counts of attempted murder. Justice Munamato Mutevedzi described the attacks, which occurred one night over four years ago, as displaying medieval ruthlessness. The judge noted that Dube shot and killed Shelton Chiduku and Gamuchirai Madungwe in a parking lot before injuring Nyasha Nharingo and her sister Nyaradzo Nharingo upstairs. Nyaradzo Nharingo later died from her injuries, a death for which Dube was not charged, a point the judge highlighted as unexplained by prosecutors.
Following the violent incident, Dube fled Zimbabwe with assistance from his senior wife, Nomatter Chawana. He acquired a false Mozambican identity, traveled to South Africa and Eswatini, and then flew to Ireland, where he lived until his arrest and deportation.
The court rejected Dube's defense of temporal lobe epilepsy and mental incapacity, citing state psychiatrist Dr. Nemache Mawere's testimony that the accused was malingering. Justice Mutevedzi stated that Dube's orchestrated escape and life abroad demonstrated a clear, calculated mind. The businessman now awaits sentencing.
Following the violent incident, Dube fled Zimbabwe with assistance from his senior wife, Nomatter Chawana. He acquired a false Mozambican identity, traveled to South Africa and Eswatini, and then flew to Ireland, where he lived until his arrest and deportation.
The court rejected Dube's defense of temporal lobe epilepsy and mental incapacity, citing state psychiatrist Dr. Nemache Mawere's testimony that the accused was malingering. Justice Mutevedzi stated that Dube's orchestrated escape and life abroad demonstrated a clear, calculated mind. The businessman now awaits sentencing.
