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Witness reaffirms Glen View policeman's death was due to a
fall
Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC)
June
27, 2012
Joshua Daka, a State witness in the Glen View murder trial has today
reaffirmed that the death of police officer, Petros Mutedza was
due to falling off a vehicle.
Daka, a police
officer said this after he was recalled to stand as a witness. He
was testifying in the murder trial of 29 MDC members who are falsely
being accused of stoning Mutedza to death at Glen View 3 Shopping
Centre last year in May.
Daka has testified
before in the trial.
Today, he told
trial judge, Justice Chinembiri Bhunu that he saw the now deceased,
Mutedza running to the parked vehicle at Glen View 3 Shopping Centre
after stones were thrown at him by unknown people.
However, on
trying to open the passenger door, the driver of the vehicle drove
off at a high speed resulting in Mutedza falling hard on the tarmac.
Daka said he was standing some 77 metres away from where Mutedza
fell down.
The trial resumed
today after an in loco inspection was held at Glen View 3 shops
with Assistant Inspector Spencer Nyararai winding up on his evidence.
He continued
to stun the court by saying stones that hit the deceased leading
to his death came from behind to the front of Munyarari Bar.
However, Daka
disputed this saying the building was tall, making it impossible
for the stones thrown some 170 metres away to fall on the front
of the bar.
The trial resumes
in the afternoon with the State recalling another witness, Constable
Solomon Mushaninga.
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