Ex-Cop Bashes Lawyer Over US$2 Shebeen Pool Bet
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent A schizophrenic former police officer allegedly assaulted a prominent Chinhoyi lawyer at a ghetto shebeen, where a misunderstanding over a US$2 pool bet turned violent. Crispen Ben (31) of 22659 Rujeko, Chinhoyi appeared in court facing an assault charge. The complainant in the matter is Joshua Mangeyi (33), a well-known legal practitioner in the town. Magistrate Tapiwa Banda on Friday invoked the Mental Health Act and committed Ben to Chikurubi Maximum Prison’s psychiatric unit for treatment after an evaluation to ascertain his mental state b...
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