A Bindura woman is battling for life with an axe stuck in
her head four days after being struck by her husband last Saturday.
Enita Manyara, 40, was rushed to Parirenyatwa Group of
Hospitals soon after the attack where she is admitted in the intensive care
unit after she was struck by her husband Virimayi Kambezo, 41.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul
Nyathi confirmed the incident saying the husband was found dead by a river a
few meters away from the homestead.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police would like to confirm the
death of a man believed to have struck his wife with an axe at Retreat Farm in
Bindura on Saturday,” said Ass Comm Nyathi.
“Circumstances were that the wife was reported to have left
the house and visited her relative in their neighbourhood to watch television.
“She returned home around midnight and found her husband
asleep and the two quarrelled before the husband took an axe and struck her on
head. “The husband was later found dead near a river a few meters away from
their homestead.
“Police are investigating the case in a view to find what
actually happened,” said Ass Comm Nyathi.
Manyara family spokesperson Brenna Painona, 29, expressed
displeasure by the delay in removing the axe from Manyara’s head at
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals describing the response as unprofessional to
handle emergency cases of such a magnitude.
“I do not know if health workers at this institution are
working in line with their call of duty as civil servants with people at
heart,” said Painona.
“We brought our relative here on Saturday but for the past
four days she is still writhing in pain with the axe trapped in her head.
“One of the nurses suggested to us that we take our patient
to a private hospital but the charges we got are beyond our means.
“We cried for assistance but nothing is in the picture because
private doctors want US$3 800 as deposit.
“After pleading with health authorities today at
Parirenyatwa they promised to take our patient to the theater and we are
looking forward to a positive result,” said Painona.
Painona said Manyara had been subjected to physical abuse
under Kambezo for the past two years of their marriage.
“We do not know what exactly transpired on the day in
question but the two have been ever quarrelling and Manyara accused Kambezo of
abusing her,” said Painona. H Metro
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