Gogo Mashasha granted ZWL$50k bail

Zim Now Writer

A Chitungwiza woman, Plaxedes Mashasha, who is facing a charge of culpable homicide for living with the decomposing body of her husband for days, was yesterday granted $50 000 bail.

This comes as a medical report stated that she was fit to stand trial. Chitungwiza regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa had ordered that Gogo Mashasha be mentally examined after the bizarre incident of keeping her husband’s corpse in the house.

She also allegedly kept her 39-year-old son, Grant Mashasha, in the ceiling of her house for more than a decade.

Gogo Mashasha’s bid to secure bail nearly flopped yesterday after State prosecutor Pamela Dzinduwa argued that the accused will cause public disorder and disturb the prevailing peace in her community if released.

“The circumstances of the case shows that if she is released on bail, that might endanger her safety. There has been public outcry over the matter, and it was on all social media platforms. So, to protect her, may the accused be denied bail,” Dzinduwa said, while citing section 117(2)(b) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act.

Gogo Mashasha was granted bail on condition that she continues to stay at her house in Zengeza 3 and will appear in court on December 30 for trial.