Tearing down houses over ghost stories earns six villagers some community service. A crew featuring Kingrose Madyara, Wilson Kamudungwe, and several cohorts faced judgment at Karoi Magistrates’ Court for flattening a home. These guys hail from Joga Village within Hurungwe, Mashonaland West Province. Legal authorities nailed them after they destroyed a two-room structure belonging to a neighbor.
Trouble started earlier when local leadership granted property to the victim, who insisted the spirit of Goremusandu possessed him. This alleged connection to a Mhondoro medium supposedly gave him rights to that ancestral turf. The convicted group called his bluff, labeling the whole thing a fraud, before wrecking the spot with just their physical strength.
The judge handed down a ten-month prison term but kept them out of actual jail cells. Three months got waived for five years, while paying back damages erased one month. Kavande Norman, Progress Madyara, Tapiwa Chipazaure, and Liberty Chipazaure will serve the remaining six months performing 210 hours of free labor for the public.
Trouble started earlier when local leadership granted property to the victim, who insisted the spirit of Goremusandu possessed him. This alleged connection to a Mhondoro medium supposedly gave him rights to that ancestral turf. The convicted group called his bluff, labeling the whole thing a fraud, before wrecking the spot with just their physical strength.
The judge handed down a ten-month prison term but kept them out of actual jail cells. Three months got waived for five years, while paying back damages erased one month. Kavande Norman, Progress Madyara, Tapiwa Chipazaure, and Liberty Chipazaure will serve the remaining six months performing 210 hours of free labor for the public.
