MAN BEHEADS FATHER, CHOPS PRIVATE PARTS OFF

A 33-year-old man from Mudzi on Thursday allegedly struck his father with an axe, before cutting off his head and private parts. Tendai Mariwo appeared before Mutoko magistrate Mr Elijah Sibanda on Friday and was remanded in custody to December 16, pending mental examination. Prosecutor Mr Nathan Majuru told the court that the accused first struck his father, Oliver Mariwo, with an axe on the