Police provide update on the Guruve five who murdered a relative…Chief-in-waiting strangled in Guruve
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have released an update in the case of five family members who murdered a relative.
Kelvin Katuruza Chaora (26), a male juvenile (16), Chemika Gwenzi (33), Bvumbe Mandeya (35) and Ranwes Chaora (58) were arrested in connection with a case of murder involving the death of their relative, John Chimana Chaora (54) in Guruve.
The police say the suspects were arrested after a tip-off received on 28th December 2025, linking one of the suspects, a male juvenile (16) to the case, following the victim’s missing person’s report.
The juvenile implicated Kelvin Chaora, Allicious Bvumbe, Chemika Gwenzi and Bvumbe Mandeya, leading to their arrest and the subsequent recovery of the victim’s cellphone and pair of shoes.
On 31st December 2025, the suspects led the Police for indications leading to the location of the body which was in an advanced state of decomposition near Ambush Dam, Kazunga Village, Guruve.
Kelvin Chaora later implicated Ranwes Chaora alleging that he had masterminded the murder following a dispute with the victim over a chieftainship position which the victim was reportedly due to assume.
