Tapiwa Makore Killers Sentenced To Death

High Court Judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has handed down the death sentence to Tafadzwa Shamba and Tapiwa Makore (senior) for murdering Tapiwa Makore (junior).

The two convicts were found guilty of killing the 7 year old in bizzare circumstances linked to witchcraft. Today the high court was scheduled to pass down the sentencing and most people were rooting for the death penalty.

The body of Tapiwa was found disfigured and cut into pieces, sparking far-reaching outrage throughout the nation. Shamba confessed to the murder and this statement was confirmed by a magistrate and accepted by the High Court.

He told the court that they killed the boy with the intention of selling his body parts to a witchdoctor for US$1 500.