
BULAWAYO, Feb 18 (NewsDayLive) - A Nyamandlovu villager has appeared in court charged with attempted muder after he allegedly stabbed his friend in a dispute over a cigarette.
Promise Dumane (21) pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza.
He was remanded in custody to March 6 for trial.
The court was told that on January 5, at Stanhope Business Centre, Dumane asked for a cigarette from the complainant,Tormency Nkomazana.
The two engaged in a nasty verbal exchange after Nkomazana said he was not eager to share his cigarette with the accused.
In a fit of rage, Dumane allegedly stabbed Nkomazana on the left side of the chest with a knife and fled from the scene.
A police report was made, leading to his arrest.
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