GWANDA
–
A
Chinese
mining
supervisor
has
been
remanded
in
custody
for
murder
following
the
fatal
shooting
of
an
artisanal
miner
at
Long
Fortune
Mine
in
Collen
Bawn.
Yang
Zhian,
36,
allegedly
shot
and
killed
31-year-old
Pardon
Gumbo
on
March
5
after
a
confrontation
over
illegal
gold
prospecting.
According
to
authorities,
Gumbo
and
a
group
of
artisanal
miners
entered
the
mine
with
metal
detectors
and
a
mattock.
A
security
guard,
Gift
Tashinga
Mandeya,
attempted
to
stop
them,
but
they
continued
prospecting
near
a
slime
dam.
Mandeya
then
alerted
Zhian,
who
allegedly
armed
himself
and
fired
shots
at
the
group.
Gumbo
was
later
found
with
a
gunshot
wound
to
the
forehead.
He
was
taken
to
Gwanda
Provincial
Hospital,
where
he
was
pronounced
dead.
Zhian
appeared
in
court
and
was
remanded
in
custody
until
March
21
as
investigations
continue.