Poisoned in Hurungwe East
In an increasingly popular change of strategy, Zanu PF supporters are resorting to poisoning rival MDC supporters as a new method of elimination, abandoning the violent approach.
Cliff Humbasha, MDC Ward Chairperson, Stanly Bepura, Ward 4 MDC Organizing Secretary and Fanuel Mudyazvevamwe, an MDC youth, were poisoned on the 13th of August 2008 after drinking a home made traditional alcoholic beverage laced with an unknown poison.
It was later revealed that the Zanu PF councilor for Ward 20 Brantina Gora and Zanu PF councilor for Ward 6 Misheck Masango planned the elimination and are currently assisting police in their investigations.
The poisoned three were transported to Karoi District Hospital after experiencing severe stomach cramps and diarrhorea and failure to get the appropriate medication at Kasimure Clinic, both government run institutions.
They again failed to get medication at Karoi District Hospital and were transferred to Chaka Private Clinic where treating them proved difficult as the doctors failed to identify the poison they had been given so as to identify the appropriate medication.
The police were called in at this stage and travelled to Lazy 5 resettlement area, the community were the incident occurred, in an effort to retrieve the remaining contents of the laced beverage in order to run tests to establish the poison.Unfortunately the remaining alchohol had been disposed prior to their arrival.
The three are reported to be in a stable condition but are still experiencing severe diarrhorea.
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