A MAN from Gwanda has appeared in court for assaulting his
wife and keeping her locked up in a house for two days following a
misunderstanding over their maid.
Thuso Nare (29) of Mapate Village was convicted on his own
plea of guilty to physical abuse but denied kidnapping his wife, Ms Pentece
Moyo. He was however, also convicted of kidnapping due to overwhelming
evidence.
Gwanda magistrate, Miss Lerato Nyathi, fined Nare $100 or
two months in prison in case of default.
In addition she sentenced him to six months imprisonment
which was wholly suspended on condition that he does not commit a similar
offence within the next three years.
Prosecuting, Miss Ethel Mahachi said: “On 2 July at around
8PM, Ms Moyo was at home with her husband when they had a misunderstanding over
the duties of their maid who looks after their four-month-old baby. As a result
Nare punched and kicked his wife several times and also whipped her all over
the body. “In the early hours of the following morning, Nare force-marched Ms
Moyo to his sister’s homestead in a neighbouring village where he kept her
locked up for two days until she was rescued by members of the neighbourhood
watch committee. The matter was reported to the police resulting in Nare’s
arrest while Ms Moyo was referred to Manama Hospital for treatment,” she said.
In his defence, Nare denied kidnapping his wife, saying she
went to his sister’s homestead and stayed there willingly. Nare said he
followed his wife to his sister’s homestead to make peace with her and he was
amazed when he was approached by members of the neighbourhood watch committee
claiming that he was under arrest for kidnapping his wife.
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