{"id":7993,"date":"2025-08-08T06:47:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T06:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=7993"},"modified":"2025-08-08T06:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T06:47:53","slug":"cowdray-park-terror-man-arrested-as-night-robbery-spree-sparks-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=7993","title":{"rendered":"Cowdray Park Terror: Man Arrested as Night Robbery Spree Sparks Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Venus Charumbira<br>Courts and Crime Reporter<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bulawayo \u2013 The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested Ndumiso Nxumalo (25) in connection with a string of violent robberies and attempted murders that terrorized Cowdray Park and surrounding areas between 2 June and 24 July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modus Operandi: Armed, Dangerous, and Targeting Victims at Night<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police confirm that Nxumalo and his still-at-large accomplice, Themba Moyo, ambushed victims after dark, armed with:<br>\u2714 Knives<br>\u2714 Machetes<br>\u2714 An axe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They targeted victims at night, using these weapons to threaten and rob them,&#8221; police stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brutal Attacks That Shocked the Community<br>\ud83d\udd39 24 July: A 56-year-old man was ambushed near Tategulu Primary School, brutally assaulted with knives and an axe, and robbed of his Samsung Galaxy A16 phone and other valuables.<br>\ud83d\udd39 Earlier incidents: A 52-year-old man was attacked near Emagasini, Cowdray Park, where he was beaten and robbed of a black satchel and a speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police Vow Crackdown on Crime Syndicates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioner Paul Nyathi, National Police Spokesperson, assured the public:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There is no going back in the fight against crime. The police will ensure robbery syndicates face justice\u2014without fear or favour.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community on Edge as Manhunt Continues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Moyo still at large, residents are urged to:<br>\ud83d\udea8 Remain vigilant<br>\ud83d\udea8 Report suspicious activity<br>\ud83d\udea8 Avoid walking alone at night<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent crime wave has reignited calls for stronger policing and community safety measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zim GBC News\u00a9\ufe0f2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Venus CharumbiraCourts and Crime Reporter Bulawayo \u2013 The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested Ndumiso Nxumalo (25) in connection with a string of violent robberies and attempted murders that&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-court-and-crime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7995,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7993\/revisions\/7995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}