In a tragic incident, a 29-year-old Zimbabwean man, Khumbulani Sibanda was arrested for fatally stabbing his friend in a dispute over beer.

He was asked not to plead when he appeared before Gwanda magistrate, Miss Lerato Nyathi facing a murder charge.

Sibanda was remanded in custody to July 24.

The court heard that Sibanda and the late Prince Moyo were drinking beer with friends at Takaliyawa Business Centre when there was a misunderstanding over whose turn it was to buy beer.

Narrating the events that led to Sibanda stabbing Moyo, Prosecutor Miss Ethel Moyo said: “Moyo pointed out that it was Sibanda’s turn to buy more beer as he had bought the least among the whole group. The group then turned on Sibanda and pressured him to buy more beer for them as he was just drinking without contributing any more. This didn’t go down well with Sibanda who denied that it was his turn to buy more beer. Sibanda turned on Moyo and they started arguing.”

She said their friends intervened and stopped Sibanda from attacking Moyo further.

Moyo was rushed to the nearest clinic where he was declared dead upon arrival while Sibanda fled from the scene.

The matter was reported to the police who conducted investigations resulting in Sibanda’s arrest.

A blood-stained knife which is suspected to have been used to commit the offence was recovered in Sibanda’s house along with blood stained clothes.