A 15-year-old boy, who hacked his 22-year-old brother to death with a machete has been arrested.

The teenager allegedly attacked his older brother after an argument over cattle, reports iHarare.

It was reported that the parents of the two tried to hide the crime by secretly burying the deceased without notifying the authorities.

However, someone, who knew about the incident tipped off the police. This led to the arrest of the teenager.

According to the police, the two got into an altercation after the younger brother refused to go and fetch their grazing cattle.

This resulted in the older brother beating him with a switch. Not happy, with the way he had been treated, the younger brother went and armed himself with a machete and struck his older brother twice while he was unaware.

The brother died two days later as a result of the injuries at the hospital.

Masvingo police spokesperson Chief Inspector Charity Mazula said, “I can confirm receiving a report of murder involving a juvenile who killed his brother with a machete over fetching cattle from the grazing area. The boy has since been arrested and will appear in court soon facing a murder charge.

“We urge members of the public to report cases of attempted murder or any assaults to police. In this case, the police only knew about the case after the body of the deceased was buried. We also urge them to rush the injured ones to hospital, to avoid loss of life.”

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This is not a family issue, its a murder case and the culprit must pay