A GWANDA-based police officer has been arrested for
allegedly assaulting his wife over accusations of an extra-marital affair and
assaulting his workmate for intervening during the altercation.
Jairo Mugijo (34) who stays at the Gwanda ZRP Old Camp will
appear in court on Wednesday facing two counts of assault.
According to State facts, Mugijo beat up his wife Ms
Fortunate Nkala on 25 August and when his workmate Mr Maxwell Machokoto
intervened he tried to hit him with a brick.
“On 25 August at around 8pm, Mugijo arrived home and
accused his wife of having an extra-marital affair. He collected his wife’s
clothes and threw them outside and ordered her to go back to her rural home as
he wanted to divorce her.
“Ms Nkala denied the allegations of having an extra-marital
affair and refused to leave. Instead she went outside to collect her clothes
and returned in the house. This didn’t go down well with Mugijo who then
punched his wife several times all over the body,’’ read the State papers.
The facts also stated that Mugijo’s workmate who is also
his neighbour Mr Machokoto heard Mugijo and his wife fighting and went to
enquire. He questioned Mugijo on what
was happening which made him furious.
Mugijo picked a brick and threw it at Mr Machokoto intending to hit him
but missed. The matter was reported to the police resulting in Mugijo’s arrest.
Meanwhile, a Gwanda man has been arrested for allegedly
stealing 300 metres of copper cables valued at around $16 000 while his
accomplices are still at large. Talent Dube of Spitzkop North suburb is
expected to appear in court on a date yet to be advised facing a charge of
cutting, damaging, destroying or interfering with any material used for
generating, transmitting, distributing or supplying electricity.
According to the State facts, Dube was among a group of
people who stole 300 metres of 25 millimetre overhead electricity cables from
Horse Mine in Collen Bawn.
“On 15 September Dube went to Horse Mine in Collen Bawn
driving a Toyota Hilux Double cab and parked by the roadside. On the same day
the owner of Horse Shoe Mine, Willem Johannes Smith received a phone call from
his manager telling him that there were some people stealing copper wires.
“Mr Smith rushed to the scene and found Dube who was
allegedly waiting to transport the stolen copper seated in his car at the scene
and apprehended him. Mr Smith also intercepted the other accused persons while
they were rolling the copper cables. The accused persons ran way leaving six
rolls of copper cables. The copper cables were recovered and are valued at $16
065 and they are 300 metres long,” read the State papers. Sunday News
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