Lastborn Bhusvu of Rwodzi Village under Chief Chimombe in
Bhasera had appeared before Gutu resident magistrate, Mr Victor Mahamadi facing
charges of assaulting his mother.
The magistrate had postponed the matter to June 25 for
trial. Mr Mahamadi on Thursday bemoaned the incident, saying the death of the
accused was unfortunate.
“It’s both a shocking and unfortunate development to learn
that the accused decided to kill himself over a pending case,” he said.
Bhusvu was being accused of clobbering the elderly woman as
punishment for accepting his sister’s children born out of wedlock.
He accused his sister of “repeatedly divorcing and bringing
her children from different men to their home. Bhusvu is alleged to have told
his mother that his sister’s behaviour was a burden to the whole family.
Prosecuting, Mr Samuel Magobeya told the court that on July
18 last year, Bhusvu approached his mother and asked her why she accepted into
her custody, his sister’s children born from different fathers.
He said an argument
ensued resulting in Bhusvu assaulting his mother. The matter was reported to the police leading
to his arrest. Chronicle
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