Staff Reporter

A Gokwe man from Village Sai,  Chief Nenyunga Gokwe South killed his son (15) after he assaulted  him with a stick for coming home late on Wednesday.

The man Godfrey Mahachi is said to have been infuriated after the teenager came home late from herding goats.

Midlands Police Spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko said they are treating the case as murder.

“On 20 September 0900 hours, Godfrey Mahachi’s two sons aged 22 and 15 penned off goats and drove them to the grazing lands. At about 1800 hours the eldest of the sons returned home alone and indicated to his father that his young brother had remained at the grazing lands and after about 30 minutes he arrived.

Mahachi took a stick and beat his son all over the body for coming home late. At about 2000 hours the young boy’s condition deteriorated and he died,” said Inspector Mahoko.