A MARRIED police officer from Bulawayo has appeared in
court for allegedly assaulting another cop who accused him of having an
extramarital affair with his wife.
Edson Utete (35) who resides at Ross Camp in Bulawayo
allegedly assaulted his colleague, Stephen Chada, who also lives at the same
camp after the latter accused him of having an extra marital affair with his wife.
Utete pleaded not guilty to an assault charge before
Bulawayo magistrate, Ms Ulukile Muleya and was remanded out of custody to
today.
The accused person said he did not assault the complainant.
“I did not assault the complainant. When he came to my house I was inside and
he started talking to my wife.
When I came out of the house he grabbed me by the neck. I
only used minimum means to free myself from the complainant,” Utete said.
Prosecuting, Mr Nathan Marime said on May 18 in the
evening, Chada went to Utete’s house and a misunderstanding arose when the
complainant accused his fellow cop of having an extra marital affair with his
wife.
“These allegations angered Utete who assaulted the
complainant with fists all over his body, kicked the complainant on his stomach
and hit his neck with an unknown object,” Mr Marime said.
The prosecutor said the complainant sustained some
injuries. Chronicle
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