ZIMBABWE – Police has arrested of a suspected mentally ill man for striking and murdering his uncle with a solar panel.

Police said the murder happened on Sunday and the victim died the following day while admitted to the hospital.

Police in Masvingo arrested a suspected mentally challenged man, Robson Harry, aged 49, for a murder case in which he struck his uncle, Clever Harry, aged 69, with a solar panel on the chest.

The victim died whilst admitted at Masvingo Provincial Hospital.

The suspect became violent and ran away from a family gathering convened to discuss his mental health.