Father uses machete to seriously injure son in wit...

Father uses machete to seriously injure son in witchcraft allegations row

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A 55-year old man from Zvimba who assaulted and seriously injured his son, 27, for accusing him of witchcraft has been taken to court facing domestic violence charges.

Obert Marongecha Nyatsanga of Mabvure village, Chief Zvimba, was ordered to perform 450 hours of community service when he appeared before Chinhoyi Magistrate Rumbidzai Chuma.

The complainant in the matter was his son, Tinashe Nyatsanga.

The State case, led by Clever Nyapfani, was that on August 20, 2023 at around 6pm, the complainant proceeded to his father’s homestead where he found him alone.

He greeted the accused person, but he didn’t respond.

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 practicing 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.