Man acquitted for attempted murder after dispute over beer
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SHURUGWI — Regional Magistrate Christopher Maturure on 15 August 2025 acquitted Maxwell Mawoho of attempted murder charges after the State failed to provide evidence linking him to the alleged crime.
Mawoho had been accused of stabbing another man five times in the head following a confrontation over missing alcohol at a bar.
The complainant further alleged that Mawoho and his unidentified colleagues assaulted him using wooden logs during the incident.
However, inconsistencies in the complainant’s statements weakened the case.
According to court records, the complainant initially told police he had been struck with a bottle after questioning who had taken his beer. In court, however, he gave a different version, claiming both he and the accused had been drinking together before the altercation.
The complainant also admitted biting Mawoho on the leg but omitted in his first report that he had also bitten him on the hand.
No witnesses came forward to corroborate his allegations, and the discrepancies in his testimony raised doubts about the credibility of his account.
Mawoho consistently denied acting in concert with the alleged colleagues, insisting instead that he had tried to protect the complainant from them. With no evidence directly linking him to the stabbing or the assault, Magistrate Maturure ruled that the State had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and set Mawoho free.
By Talent Kapita
SHURUGWI — Regional Magistrate Christopher Maturure on 15 August 2025 acquitted Maxwell Mawoho of attempted murder charges after the State failed to provide evidence linking him to the alleged crime.
Mawoho had been accused of stabbing another man five times in the head following a confrontation over missing alcohol at a bar.
The complainant further alleged that Mawoho and his unidentified colleagues assaulted him using wooden logs during the incident.
However, inconsistencies in the complainant’s statements weakened the case.
According to court records, the complainant initially told police he had been struck with a bottle after questioning who had taken his beer. In court, however, he gave a different version, claiming both he and the accused had been drinking together before the altercation.
The complainant also admitted biting Mawoho on the leg but omitted in his first report that he had also bitten him on the hand.
No witnesses came forward to corroborate his allegations, and the discrepancies in his testimony raised doubts about the credibility of his account.
Mawoho consistently denied acting in concert with the alleged colleagues, insisting instead that he had tried to protect the complainant from them. With no evidence directly linking him to the stabbing or the assault, Magistrate Maturure ruled that the State had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and set Mawoho free.
