THE estranged wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga,
Marry, who is facing charges of fraud and attempted murder, has filed a notice
to apply for refusal of further remand if the State fails to provide her with a
trial date.
Marry filed the notice after the State’s representative
Tinashe Makiya asked for a long postponement, saying the investigations
required extra-territorial travel and time to complete.
Magistrate Chrispen Mberewere postponed the matter to March
16, but Marry’s lawyer, Wellingon Musengwa, who was standing in for Beatrice
Mtetwa, filed the notice to apply for refusal of further remand on February 24.
He argued that the State was failing to provide them with a
trial date within a reasonable period. Marry is facing numerous allegations,
which include the externalisation of US$1 million as well as attempting to kill
Chiwenga.
The charges also include illegally solemnising a secret
marriage presided over by acting chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi without
Chiwenga’s consent.
Marry was also remanded to March 23 in respect of another
charge of assault against her maid, Delight Munyoro, who looks after her
children.
Allegations against her are that on January 26 this year,
Munyoro went to Hellenic Primary School in Borrowdale to collect the accused
person’s child.
As she was waiting for the child to come at the waiting
area, it is alleged the driver, Batsirayi Furukiya, went to collect the child
and the complainant remained seated in the vehicle.
The State alleges that when the driver was walking with the
child to where the vehicle was parked, Marry was following behind them.
When she arrived at the vehicle, Marry allegedly accused
Munyoro of telling her child not to like her. It is alleged that Marry told
Munyoro that she was a witch and could not allow her children to be taken care
of by her.
While in the car, the accused allegedly slapped Munyoro on
the cheek. Newsday
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