
Nelia Shoko (49) of Diki Village in St Mary’s was arrested
last Thursday after she laced isitshwala with the poisonous Triadime before
feeding it to her cousin’s livestock.
She told the court that her intention was to kill a cat
that had eaten her chickens. Shoko spread the poison laced isitshwala around
her cousin Mr Fungai Ncube (47)’s homestead in the same village at night
causing the death of five chickens, five guinea fowl and a dog.
She was charged with violating Section 3 (1) (i) of the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act which criminalises administering any
poisonous or injurious substance to any animal without any reasonable cause.
Shoko pleaded guilty to the charge when she appeared before Hwange magistrate
Mr Gift Dube.
The magistrate slapped Shoko with 10 months in jail which
was wholly suspended on condition that she restitutes RTGS$525 to the
complainant by the end of this month.
Prosecuting, Mr Vumizulu Mangena said Shoko intentionally
laced some isitshwala with Triadime and gave it to the chickens, guinea fowl
and dogs.
“On the 8th day of October 2019 at 6PM, the accused took
Triadime fungicide and put it on some isitshwala as bait. She placed the
poisoned meal in the complainant’s homestead whereupon five chickens, five
guinea fowls and a dog fed on it and died,” said Mr Mangena.
The court was told that Mr Ncube discovered that the
chicken, guinea fowl and one dog were dead the following morning.
He made a report to the police and investigations led to
Shoko’s arrest.
Police recovered a 250ml bottle of the Triadime fungicide
from Shoko.
The combined value of the chickens, guinea fowl and dog is
RTGS$525. Chronicle
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