The late Custon Charambira’s family representative, who spoke in the victim impact assessment in court, pleaded with the presiding officer to free musician Chillmaster because he pledged to take care of the deceased’s juvenile children.
Lucia Charambira took the witness stand and told presiding magistrate Tatenda Mukurunge that Chillmaster financed the funeral, through providding food, transport and money for the coffin.
Below are some of the comments:
A lot was considered here, he was remorseful, he worked out something with the bereaving family, he also considered he is young and has potential, why are you all clamouring for potential to be destroyed behind the cells. You will never know what this experience taught him in life, his experience might be a launchpad for something good maybe in awareness campaigns. Let’s try to search for the positives which might come out not kushuvira the downfall of everyone simply because iwe wagara uri down. Hats off to the magistrate. Chillmaster hope unoshandisawo your experience for something positive.
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This is not justice. It’s set a wrong precedence. You kill someone for driving without a license and you get a light sentence like that. Saka license haichasina basa.
The guy had an understanding with the family, he took the blame and probably volunteered to help, be the wife and kid’s school fees etc, my small thought.
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Saka muchidimbu zvikunzi kudriver mota usina license wotsika munhu wofa haisi mhosva kuZim. Iiiii kubva tichanzwa nekutsikwa hedu mudziroad umu.kana mutongo wacho
