The owner of a property was murdered by the tenant in the Belenenses area, Muhaivire Expansão neighborhood, in the city of Nampula, for having collected the monthly rent arrears.

According to NewsAn argument broke out when the landlord, a former member of the Mozambique Republic Police, was drunk and went to demand the rent from the tenant.

As the argument developed, the landlord went into the house where he got hold of a machete with which he struck the tenant, a private company security guard, on the head.

In an injured state, the tenant referred the matter to the police and received medical assistance. He then returned to the house to remove his possessions, but the aggressive argument flared up again and the landlord died.

The tenant ran away.

According to neighbors, the loser was difficult to live with in general and hardly rented his house for more than two months.