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A GWANDA man’s dream of bringing home another wife backfired after he assaulted his first wife during a heated fight over his polygamy ambitions.
The court heard how the 43-year-old accused told his wife on 22 August that he was planning to marry again. When the issue resurfaced two days later, she kept quiet, angering him further.
“He went on to accuse her of not attending church before assaulting her with fists several times all over the body,” the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) revealed in a statement without naming both the accused and complainant.
The brutal attack continued with the offender using a metal rod on her head. The battered woman managed to escape and filed a police report that nailed her abusive husband.
He was slapped with 8 months imprisonment, but 6 months were suspended provided he does 210 hours of community service.
derick.khumalo