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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88238, member: 27"]
A 72-year-old woman survived an axe blow and being set on fire, only to die from her injuries a month later in hospital.

Mpofu's brutal attack on his stepmother
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[*]Mpofu struck Christine Ncube with an axe at her Lupane homestead.
[*]He then torched her inside the kitchen hut.
[*]Ncube was 72 and reportedly his stepmother.
[*]Witnesses found her alive but critically burned.
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How the case unraveled fast
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[*]Mpofu literally called his brother to confess afterward.
[*]Ncube survived initially but died a month later.
[*]NPA evidence placed the attack on 17 May 2025.
[*]The High Court Circuit at Hwange handled proceedings.
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Mpofu's version versus the evidence
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[*]His defense blamed a verbal argument over grain chores.
[*]Mpofu claimed a burning log caused an accidental fall.
[*]He flat-out denied ever swinging an axe.
[*]Prosecutors clearly dismantled that alternative story.
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Sentencing outcome
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[*]Mpofu caught a 16-year prison sentence for murder.
[*]He was only 22 at the time of conviction.
[*]Ncube's remarks about his future allegedly sparked everything.
[*]Zero mitigating factors saved him from heavy time.
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