High Court convicts Blessing Ali’s killer, Pius Ja...

High Court convicts Blessing Ali’s killer, Pius Jamba

Zim Now Writer

The High Court has found Pius Jamba, who was arrested in June of the previous year on charges of murdering Ciytizens Coalition for Change activist, Moreblessing Ali, guilty of murder.

Throughout the proceedings, Jamba denied the allegations, asserting that he was being manipulated to ease political tensions in the Nyatsime area following Ali's death.

High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba stated that there was compelling evidence pointing to Jamba as the individual who argued with Ali before her disappearance and subsequent death. The judge highlighted that Jamba’s warned and cautioned statement aligned accurately with the circumstances surrounding Ali’s murder, leading to the conclusion of his guilt.

“From his warned and cautioned statement, the accused admitted he killed the deceased. The statement, having been correctly confirmed by the magistrate, means the accused is guilty," stated Justice Muremba.

The judge also said that all indications pointed to Jamba as the perpetrator of the crime, as he was the last person seen with Ali.

The court rejected Jamba's claim that he left Ali after she supposedly collapsed due to intoxication, dismissing it as an unsubstantiated narrative.

Justice Muremba pointed out that Jamba’s defence was inconsistent, including his assertion that he wore a red t-shirt on the fateful night when evidence indicated he wore a yellow one.