A Gokwe man who slaughtered five family members has left many shell-shocked after claiming that he was under the assumption that his victims were pigs when he killed them.

In a series of incoherent statements, Christopher Gotore sensationally denied killing the victims before reversing his claims and revealing that he was acting in self-defence.

This was after he was arrested and quizzed by police why he committed the heinous crimes.

Gotore is reported to have given police a tough time when they tried to arrest him after he showed up at his victims’ funeral.

Police were then forced to shoot the villain on the leg after he charged at them, armed with the blood-stained axe whilst threatening to kill them.