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Abel Zhakata Senior Weekender Reporter —
A NYANGA headman suffered permanent visual impairment following a vicious attack by a villager who also heavily assaulted his mother – leaving her in a bloody pulp – over a witchdoctor misunderstanding.
Happy Mangwanda (34) was slapped with a 12-month jail term after he pleaded guilty to two counts of assault before Nyanga provincial magistrate, Mr Ignatio Mhene last week.
The accused from Samungure Village under Chief Saunyama assaulted his mother Angela Satuku (61) and Headman Peter Samungure.
Public prosecutor, Mrs Anesu Tsikwa, told the court that the crimes were committed on February 19, 2016.
“On the day in question, the accused person went to her mother’s homestead where he was in the company of her brother who had visited. The complainant told her son that she intended to accompany her brother to see a witchdoctor. The suspect insisted that he also wanted to go with them and see the traditional healer.
“His mother refused and this did not go down well with the suspect who started assaulting her,” said Mrs Tsikwa.
He heavily assaulted her, dragged her outside the house by the skirt. The suspect took a mortar and threw them at her before he pushed her head hard against the wall.
“She sustained injuries all over her body and was medically examined,” said Mrs Tsikwa.
Fearing for her life, the complainant fled her homestead. The suspect then followed to Seda homestead where his mother had sought refuge.
Upon hearing news of the assault, the headman went to the Seda homestead to investigate.
“However, when Mangwanda saw the headman he assaulted him with fists. The headman runaway, but Mangwanda gave chase. He caught with him and assaulted him again. Following the heavy assault, the headman collapsed and became unconscious. He was later taken to hospital and his medical report showed that he suffered permanent visual impairment and that the injuries were serious,” said Mrs Tsikwa.
Mr Mhene, however, set aside six months of the sentence on condition that he does not commit a similar offence in the next five years.
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