Enock Potani, who last year allegedly killed and raped a
Catholic nun Ruvadiki Plaxedes Kamundiya at a Holy Shrine at Mother of Peace in
Mutoko, yesterday threatened a Harare magistrate with death.
Potani, who is facing a murder charge, appeared before Mrs
Rumbidzai Mugwagwa and was indicted to appear at the High Court on November 12
for trial.
After he was served with indictment papers, Potani became
violent and started shouting at the magistrate protesting that he was a mental
patient, hence should not be tried.
“Kutongwa kwechii kwamunondiudza? Ndiri murwere wepfungwa
ndinonwa mapiritsi kwemakore matatu. Chero vekujeri vanondichengeta vanozviziva
kana vabereki vangu vanogona kundipupurira mudare rino. Chiitai zvamunoda
zvacho tione mukabudirira. Ini handinzarwo muchamuka makafira mumagumbeze
ndopamuchanditsvaga. Ticharega kuuya kucourt kwacho tione kuti muchatonga ani.
(Which trial are you talking about? I am a mental patient and have been taking
medication for the past three years. Prison authorities and my family can
testify to that effect. Anyway, go ahead and do what you want and see if you
can succeed. You shall see what happens to you. You will die in your sleep that
is when you will look for me. We will stop coming to court and see who you will
prosecute)”.
It took several prison guards to calm him down before he
was dragged back to the court holding cells while screaming and shouting saying
he had not finished airing his grievances.
Mrs Mugwagwa remained calm as she proceeded with her work.
She however, ordered that Potani be examined by medical
doctors in terms of the mental health act.
Potani allegedly murdered sister Kamundiya who was praying
at a shrine in Mutemwa Mountain in October last year. He reportedly stoned her
to death before raping her and dumping the body in a dam.
Kamundiya’s body was recovered a few days later. Upon his
arrest, Potani confessed to raping and killing Sister Kamundiya. Herald
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