Police in Nkayi are investigating a case of murder in which Obey Garaweni (28) was found dead with deep cuts on the head on the 7th of this month in a bush near Gay Farm in Inyathi.
Garaweni and other artisanal miners who managed to escape were attacked by a rival group led by a suspect identified as Samao, after an argument over a compressor and water pump.
A surge of attacks linked to Zimbabwe’s growing artisanal mining sector has killed hundreds of miners.
