drive away from them but they managed to box him in near Glen View 8
Primary School.
b. The people in the vehicles got out and advanced towards his motor vehicle
and started to assault him together with his passengers. He noted that the
people had their faces blackened and were in civilian clothing. They also
noticed a dreadlocked person in one of the vehicles who was carrying a big
gun similar to an AK47 rifle. He was dragged outside his motor vehicle and
was severely beaten up until he lost consciousness. When he regained
consciousness, he noticed that his car had been badly damaged, its doors had
been left open and his car radio and cellphones were also missing.
c. He did not see any of his passengers at that time and went home. The following
morning, he tried to contact his passengers and he was told that Trymore had
been taken to Harare Central Hospital for treatment earlier that morning. In the
evening, he was advised that Trymore had passed away due to the injuries
sustained as a result of the beatings. He further, advised that when he got
home, he found that the windows to his house and several other houses along
the road had been broken by the same people who had assaulted him. He
made a police report at Glen View 2 Police Station and his matter was then
transferred to CID Homicide.
5.3.3. The Deceased Trymore was laid to rest at his rural home in
Chimanimani. He is survived by his wife who was pregnant at the time
of his death and a 2-year-old child.
5.3.4. The Commission went down 23rd Street in Glen View 8 and noted that
several houses had some windows broken and one house had all
windows broken. The inhabitants advised the Commission that it was
the people in Ford Rangers (up to 8 vehicles) who had thrown stones
and broken their windows. Some of the residents made a police report
at Glen View 2 Police Station and the matter was also referred to CID
Law and Order. No arrests had yet been made although some of the
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