Zim Now Writer
A 55-year-old man from Mabvure Village, Zvimba, Obert Marongecha Nyatsanga, was dragged to court and charged with domestic violence for striking and seriously injuring his 27-year-old son, who had accused him of witchcraft.
Nyatsanga was this week ordered to perform 450 hours of community service when he appeared before Chinhoyi magistrate, Rumbidzai Chuma.
The complainant in the matter was Tinashe Nyatsanga.
Prosecutor, Clever Nyapfani states that on August 20, 2023 at around 6pm the complainant proceeded to his father’s homestead where he found him alone.
The complainant greeted the accused person, but he didn’t respond.
Court heard that after a while, the accused person told the complainant to leave his residence and go to his mother’s place or else he would kill him for earlier accusing him of practising witchcraft.
The elderly Nyatsanga stormed his house and emerged armed with a machete which he used to strike his son once on the head, twice on the left arm and once on the back.
The injured complainant fled the scene and sought refuge at his uncle Gift Matarira’s homestead before the latter escorted him to the police station and later to the hospital.
Tinashe sustained multiple injuries on the forehead, left arm and back leading to his admission at Father O’Hea Mission Hospital at Kutama.
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