Muvhevhi cleared of 6 murder charges

Zim Now Writer

Ballistic tests have exonerated multiple murder suspect jaison Muvhevhi of six of the 10 charges he was being linked to, leaving him with four.

Police were keen to find out if he was involved in six other unsolved murder cases that took place in Harare and Chitungwiza since 2020.

His suspected murder weapon was taken for ballistic tests about a month ago to try to link the forensic evidence to these six cases.

National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, confirmed that the four alleged murder counts and two attempted murder charges remain on Muvhevhi’s charge sheet.

“I can confirm that on Muvevi’s charges, he remains facing four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder,” Asst Comm Nyathi said.

A police source close to the investigations said: “The results from the forensic ballistic analysis did not match his weapon. So, automatically he was cleared of the six suspected murder cases.

“The situation is still the same in terms of his other charges. So, he is still facing four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.”

The 42-year-old is presently before the courts after he allegedly gunned down three people — a senior police officer, a bartender and faith healer — in Hwedza on January 13.

Muvhevhi appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Monday for routine remand and was further remanded in custody to March 6.