A 45-year-old Mbare man, Elias Chimambo, has been charged in connection with two violent home invasions that left victims assaulted and property worth more than US$128 000 stolen.
The attacks are said to have happened in the early hours of September 30, 2025, when a group of men allegedly moved between neighbourhoods carrying out the raids.
According to the State, Chimambo acted with Blessing Charakupa and Justice Chihwai, who are already in custody, along with 12 other accomplices who are still being sought by police. The group allegedly first struck a house along Wessex Road in Mabelreign.
The men are accused of forcing their way into the home, threatening the occupant, Emmanuel Kazingizi, and making off with property valued at about US$122,000. During the raid, one of the suspects allegedly fired a gunshot into the air as Kazingizi was assaulted, with the attackers accusing him of stealing from their employer.
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Police later recovered some of the stolen items worth about US$55,300.
About an hour earlier, the same group allegedly targeted another home in Paradise, Highfield. The victim, Kudakwashe Mutandwa, was reportedly confronted at gunpoint, whipped with a rope and struck on the knees with a hammer during the attack.
Household items, including a refrigerator, stove, television set, cellphones and a Subaru vehicle, were taken. The stolen property, valued at about US$6,000, has not been recovered.
Chimambo was arrested on December 16, 2025, after detectives received information that he was at the Mbare Magistrates’ Court on an unrelated matter.
He remains in custody as police continue investigations.
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