A driver accused of “kidnapping” 25 ECD students in Harare and dumping them in Macheke has died

Following Honde’s arrest in January, Harare magistrate Letwin Rwodzi ordered that he undergo a mental examination. He ordered the State to proceed in terms of Section 26 of the Mental Health Act.

According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Honde was hired by several parents, since 2016, to transport pupils to and from David Livingstone Primary School to their homes in the Harare metropolitan area.

He resided in a Seventh-day Adventist church in Kuwadzana, Harare.

On the day the alleged abduction occurred, Honde, after picking up the 25 students (14 girls and 11 boys) from school, drove towards Macheke instead of taking the students to their respective homes in and around Kuwadzana.

The vehicle was spotted by other motorists who went to the police after seeing the minors crying in a Nissan Caravan stopped on the busy road. The vehicle had stopped after running out of fuel.

Honde was then arrested for kidnapping and taken to Macheke police station.

The children were reunited with their parents after they were referred to Marondera Provincial Hospital for a medical examination.

Honde suffered a stroke while still in custody and was undergoing various medical tests.

Sadly, he did not recover from the stroke and passed away this morning in Harare Hospital.

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