The ManicaPost
Tendai Gukutikwa
Weekender Correspondent
SPRINKLING red chillies and salt on the privates of his cheating wife’s lover terribly backfired for a Harare man and his colleague after they were slapped with four-year jail terms.
The incident happened in Dangamvura last month.
Lovemore Mukodzongi (21), and his friend, Joshua Mahachi (26) will, however, serve effective three-year jail terms after 12 months of their sentences were suspended on condition of good behaviour by presiding magistrate, Ms Prisca Manhibi.
However, their co-accused, Nyasha Mukuze (35) pleaded not guilty, and he was remanded out of custody for trial.
Ms Tafadzwa Chiwanza represented the State.
Ms Chiwanza said the complainant, Talent Deure (32) was having an affair with Mukodzongi’s wife, Shelter Mabhuku, and while her husband was away, she would invite her lover to their matrimonial home.
“On October 29, Deure was in bed with Mabhuku at Mukodzongi’s home when Mukodzongi arrived with his two friends at around 2am. Deure hid under the bed, but Mukuze saw him. Mukuze pulled Deure from under the bed.
“Mukodzongi took out two knives, and a slasher, and placed them on a red-hot stove. After a while, he retrieved the hot knives and slasher, and used them to torture Deure all over the body, Mahachi was standing guard at the door and blocked Deure from escaping,” said Ms Chiwanza.
Mukodzongi burnt Deure on the hands, back, thighs and legs with the hot knives, while his friends and wife watched haplessly.
It was alleged that Mukuze joined in, and slapped Deure on the cheeks.
Mukodzongi proceeded to take red chillies and salt, and sprinkled them on Deure’s privates.
He also poured some of the chillies and salt in Deure’s mouth as punishment of sleeping with his wife.
The three were charged with assault as defined in Section 89(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23.
