In happier times. Tafadzwa Murenga and the late Samantha
Gemnation
A Ximex Mall dealer Tafadzwa Murenga fatally shot his fiancée a day after splashing cash to dozens of people at his workplace in a dramatic tragic ending to a love story.
Moments after shooting his girlfriend, Samantha Dzapata (28) in Waterfalls, Harare Friday morning, Murenga recorded and circulated a 15 minute audio narrating events that led to him shooting the now deceased who he accused of cheating with a married man.
Police confirmed the incident and that Murenga more popularly known as Boss Pangolin is now on the run.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police is appealing for information which may lead to the arrest of Murenga of Glen Lorne, Harare in connection with callous shooting and murder of his ex-lover along Simon Mazorodze near Bathroom Boutique,” police said in a statement.
According to Murenga in his audio circulating on socials while claiming to be in Bindura and on his way to the border to start a new life in neighboring Mozambique, he was devastated by his rejection after doing so much for Samantha.
The two had been engaged before they took a breather in Victoria Falls.
“Muna January, Samantha akandiramba inini. Andiramba ndikazomudzokerera musi wa3 March ndikuona kuti time iri kureba tichinetsana, ndikabva ndaenda kwaanga ari paye paye kuBeitbridge. Mhamha vake vakabva vataura naye vakati aiwa no, gadzirisanai tikabva tagadzirisana. Tapedza kugadzirisana paye, takadzokererana tobva tatanga kuwirirana. Tisati taenda kuVic Falls, pane munhu akamuphonera nevideo call, it was a Sunday. Akabva adaira phone obva acutter, ndikati: “Ko nhai shamwari, ukudaira phone uchicutter, ko ndiani wawanga uchitaura naye. Zvikanzi: “Ah, acutter ega, handina kumbobva ndambocutter phone,” Murenga said.
“Ndobva ndazotora phone iya, achiramba kundipa password, ndobva ndazoisa password yangu yandakahacker. Ndobva ndavhura phone yake, ndobva ndaona kuti that guy waanga achitotaura naye anga achitodanana naye. Ndikatoti send me your pictures ndiri kuda kuona the guy, obva atonditumira mapictures ari pacar wash achiti ndiri kugeza motor uri kudzoka nhasi here? Because ipapo anga akangouya kunyaradzo. Ndobva ndanetsana-netsana naye futi zve two minutes ndobva ndazomuregerera. Ndakamuregerera zvobva zvapera. Then ndapedza kumuregerera paye, takaenda kuVic Falls tikanogara, tikaita sei, tikaita sei. Tadzoka kubva kuVic Falls ndaengager naye paye paye, ndokubva tatonzi tiri kunoona tete vake.”
He said splashing money to fellow dealers at the Ximex Mall made him feel better as he was emotional over his issues with the fiancée.
The shooting occurred after Murenga tracked down Samantha and accused her of cheating him with a married man despite him splashing thousands of United States dollars on her including buying a vehicle, giving her over US$2300 and taking her for a holiday in Victoria Falls.
In the audio, Murenga said: “We were supposed to see tete vake four weeks back. Ah, obva anditi takatogara panze paye manheru: “Hona iwewe, handichakuda. Handichade kudanana newe because of ABCD.”
“: ‘Oh, ndizvo? Iribhoo shamwari yangu.’ Ndobva ndarara. Mangwana makuseni ndobva amuka aine tuhasha, achiita sei, achiita sei. Nd’o paye paye pawatanga kundibvunza kuti: “Tafadzwa, waroverei Samantha?” Ndobva ndatomurapisa, ndikamuendesa kuBorrowdale Medical Center, ndikabuda zvekuma six waya (US$600) ndichimurapisa. Monday, ndobva ndatomupa motor yangu Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – Friday obva ndisungisa tobva taenda kuCourt Saturday makuseni ndobva ndapihwa bail.
“Ndichipedza kupihwa bail, ndobva tatotanga kutaura tese bhoo, ndobva ndatomutengera iWatch, maperfume – tumagoods goods tunodhura twekuti munhu aone kuti I’m sorry. Ndapedza kumutengera tumagoods tuye, akabva aenda kuBeitbridge. Ari kuBeitbridge ikoko, ndikabva ndatomuti: ‘Ndakutokutengera motor manje iwewe at this juncture.’
“Zvikanzi wakuda kunditengera motor? Ndikati ehe, ndokubva atopihwa motor kuBeitbridge kuye yandanga ndatenga, akabva atotanga kufamba nemotor. Saka Wednesday last week manje akazotanga kusabatika, imwe iye yekuti anga asisabatike manheru. Ndobva ndamuti wangu, ko ndihindava usiri kubatika. Ndobva ndangogaya kutio pamwe muface uye waaimbodanana naye – because muface wepaden paanogara, ndikati asi vadzokererana vanhu ava. Ndikabva ndaphonera mface uye ndikati: “Konhai shamwari, ndakakuti chii about Samantha?” The guy suddenly started talking everything zvanga zvichiitika murelationshion yedu kubva kuVic Falls up until to date.
‘Ndakabva ndacutter phone ndikarova motor, ndipo pandakaenda kuBeitbridge kuye maskati. Ndakasvika ikoko na1 am because asiri muBeitbridge. Anga atori somewhere, some 100kms from Beitbridge ari kubasa. Kusvika paye paye, obva aramba kundiona. “Ndikati Samantha sure sure here, obva ati handisi kuda kukuona. Ndikabva ndadzoka kuHarare, ndobva ndaenda kwaGutu ndobva ndatotumira mhamha vake kagrocery kemari yakati wandei, ndikabva ndavasiira mari ndobva ndati mozonomuona kuBeitbridge, ndobva ndavapa US$50. Ndobva ndadzoka gare gare ndobva ndataura namdara vake ndikanovaona kuBindura ndikadzoka. Ndikanoona tetez vake kuChitungwiza, vacho vataifanira kuona. Ndakavaona ndobva ndadzoka paden.
He continued: “Yadzoka paden paye, zvapera ka? Apo mdara vangu vaimufonera everyday, nagogaz vangu vaimufonera everyday. Munhu hameno zvaaingoita, umwe muitiro waaingoita wandanga ndisinganzwisise ndikati: “Uyu munhu uyu is everything Ok?” Ndakangozvisiya ndikangozvibrusher off. Nezuro obva auya tobva taenda kucourt. Ndichisvika kucourt kuye, ndakashamisika kuona munhu atove nepeace order.
“Aane peace order? Ndeyei peace order? Zvikanzi, handichade kukuona kana padhuze, kana kuti umugumhe kana kubata phone yake uchingoscroller paanenge achikuratidza something, anga asisade. Anga atondivenga ipapo.
“Ndabva kucourt kuye kuye zvikanzi unodzoka, ndobva ndapihwa masummons nainvestigations officer, zvikanzi: ‘Samantha, ane mapaper aakabva nawo kuBeitbridge awa, ati hanzi tikuserve.’ Ndakati hoo, ndichaona. Na12 ndakabva ndaenda kwaana “Samantha, ndakapacker at a distance, but ndichiona gate ravo. Ndakaparker at a distance kudaro, ndokubva azouya kuma5, ne sister yake. Auya kuma5 nesister yake, haana kupedza 10 minutes ari mumba. That guy uye uye ndakabva ndamuziva ka nemotor yake yaakambonditumira iya. Anga ari pagate paanaSamantha, then obva atomutora obva aenda naye kulodge, hameno kwavakaenda.”
