Online Reporter
Zvikomborero Parafini
UK-based businesswoman Olinda Chapel is now off the hook after the cyberbullying charges she was facing were withdrawn before plea.
Chapel had stood before the courts accused of bullying her partner Desmond “Stunner” Chideme’s ex-wife, Dyonne Tafirenyika, in a Facebook live video.
She appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo, where the State informed the court that it would no longer be pursuing the case against her and formally withdrew the charges.
The State had alleged that on December 17, Chapel unlawfully and intentionally, by means of a Facebook live broadcast, generated and shared a video in which she shouted at Tafirenyika, calling her a prostitute.
It was further alleged that Chapel posted the video on a social media platform accessible to the public, with the intention to intimidate, harass, threaten, bully, or cause substantial emotional distress, as well as to degrade, humiliate, or demean Tafirenyika.
Mr Lawrence Gangarahwe appeared for the State.
