Star FM DJ Munyaradzi Mlimo, popularly known as DJ Munya has been
arrested on allegations of kidnapping and killing a man he suspected of
engaging in an extra-marital affair with his wife.
The DJ
reportedly forced the man to drink poison. The Zimbabwean radio
personality was arrested in Harare following the disappearance of the
man, who was identified as Magorimbo.
DJ Munya was yesterday
still assisting the police with investigations. The matter is being
handled by detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department’s
Homicide section.
Although the details were still sketchy by
last night, sources close to the investigations said some time this
month, DJ Munya suspected that his wife who works at PSMAS was having an
affair with Magorimbo, a workmate.
Sometime last week he reportedly confronted Magorimbo at his workplace.
“A
few days later Magorimbo went missing and a report was made to the
police. Magorimbo went missing for two days, leading to the arrestof DJ
Munya on allegations of kidnapping,” said the source.
On Saturday
Magorimbo was dumped near his flat in the city while he was unconscious
and was taken to St Anne’s Hospital for treatment.
Magorimbo died yesterday morning and it is believed that he was forced to drink an undisclosed pesticide.
His body is still at the hospital’’s mortuary awaiting post mortem.
National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi yesterday said he could not comment as he was out of town.
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