ZRP officers arrest mourners for killing burglar breaking into house next door

Four mourners at a funeral have been
arrested over the brutal murder ofa
suspected burglar caught trying to break
into a house in the neighbourhood.
The incident occurred in Tsholotsho,
Matebeleland North province Friday last
week.

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)
spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi
confirmed the incident.

“Police in Tsholotsho arrested Musa
Donga (45), Nkosilathi Nkomo (56),
Benjamin Moyo (51), and Calbert Nkomo
(45) in connection with the murder of
Somiso Ndlovu (45) in Bhule Village on
June 13, 2025” said Nyathi.

“The suspects, who were attending a
funeral, allegedly assaulted the victim
after they caught him breaking into a
neighbouring house.!”

In a separate incident, which happened on
June 11, 2025, police in Tengwe,
Mashonaland West arrested Advice Pendi
(32) over the alleged murder of his 15-
year-old niece, Mavis Pendi, whom he
accused of having a love affair with an
unidentified man.