Police have arrested Paddy Zhanda Jnr (40) of Chipfumbi Farm after he bashed his staff workers for allegedly stealing 150 kgs of potatoes.
The workers were also arrested on theft allegations.
Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed that the son of former minister Paddy Zhanda had been arrested and appeared in court yesterday facing three counts of assault.
“The suspect assaulted Dickson Nyatadzi (34), Nyasha Samalani (30) and Loveness Madziva (29) for alleged stealing 150 kgs of potatoes in his field. The incident occurred on 26/01/23 at around 1400 hours,” Nyathi said.
Meanwhile, the complainants are also facing theft allegations for theft of 150 kgs of potatoes.
“Employers are warned against taking the law into their own hands when workers commit crime,” Nyathi said.
Elsewhere, Police in Gweru arrested a teenager (17) in connection with as case of murder which occurred on January 29 at Guchutu Village, Chirumhanzi, in which she assaulted and strangled her step son (13) to death after the victim had refused to fetch some water.
The suspect hung the victim’s body on a tree to cover up for the offence.
