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Melody Baya, Court Reporter
A NATIONAL University of Science and Technology student who allegedly assaulted and kidnapped his girlfriend has said he reacted violently after she assaulted him over her alleged cheating.
Tafadzwa Nhambure, 24, who pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and domestic violence before regional magistrate Mark Dzira, said his ex-girlfriend, Ratidzaishe Mupinga, 24, was the aggressor after he asked her about cheating.
Nhambure said he was forced to react violently after she had bit his foot and assaulted him on the face. He said Mupinga lied that he locked her in a room for three days in a bid to fix him for ending their relationship.
“Ratidzaishe gave me her laptop to fix it. As I was going through it, I discovered a picture of her and another man on her laptop. I immediately told her I’m calling it quits because there was no use holding on to something which was inevitably not working as she was cheating,” said Nhambure.
“As the argument over the picture escalated, Ratidzaishe threw away my bag with my stuff outside including my school project. She further tried to forcibly take my phone and tablet to see whether I had been doing the same and I denied her. The argument then slowly developed into a fight.”
He said he suffered some injuries on his arm after the lady attacked her.
He submitted medical records before the court as proof of the injuries. The case was remanded to November 19 for continuation of trial.
For the state, Tinashe Dzipe said on September last year, Nhambure assaulted his ex-girlfriend as they wrestled for door keys when they had a misunderstanding. He then locked her in her room and dispossessed her of her phone for three days. She was given a bucket to use when answering to the call of nature and divulged her ordeal to health personnel, leading to his arrest.
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