A POLICE officer from Bulawayo allegedly assaulted another
officer believing that he was having an affair with his wife.
Edson Utete pleaded not guilty to an assault charge when he
appeared before Bulawayo magistrate, Mr Franklin Mkhwananzi.
He was remanded out of custody on free bail to June 3. The
matter was remanded to a later date because the medical report was outstanding.
Utete allegedly assaulted Mr Stephen Chada, a police officer stationed at
Magwegwe.
The court heard that the two are neighbours and the reason
for the alleged assault was that Utete suspected that Mr Chada was having an
extra marital affair with his wife. Prosecuting, Mr Mufaro Mageza said on May
18 this year at around 7.30PM at Ross Camp, Chada and Utete had a
misunderstanding.
Utete was alleging that Chada had an extra marital affair
with his wife. “This did not go well with Utete who then assaulted Chada with
fists all over his body several times, kicked him once on the stomach before
further striking him once with an unknown object on his neck,” said the
prosecutor. Chronicle
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