A CHIMANIMANI man brutally assaulted his father with an
iron bar, accusing him of being responsible for his misfortunes.
Hardlife Sokisi (26) of Ngorima village under Chief Ngorima
appeared before Chipinge magistrate Joshua Nembaware last Friday facing charges
of physical abuse as defined by section 4(1) as read with section (3)(1) of the
Domestic Violence Act.
He was convicted and remanded in custody to tomorrow for
sentence. Hardlife told the court that he assaulted his father, Tobias Sokisi
because he had refused to take him to traditional healers for exorcism
“I wanted to force him to go with me to traditional healers
to consult because my children were always dying. I was told to bring my father
and aunt. My father was refusing to go to the traditional healers, that’s why I
beat him up. He was abusing me,” Hardlife said.
Prosecutor Sesekedzai Mayera told the court that on
November 10 at around midnight, Hardlife went to his father’s homestead
accompanied by his sibling, Munyaradzi, who is still at large.
They found him asleep and started accusing him of being a
wizard who was responsible for their misfortunes. His father did not respond and remained holed up in his
bedroom.
Hardlife then forced open the door and grabbed his father
by the collar and pulled him out.
Munyaradzi started assaulting Sokisi all over the body with
an iron bar. Sokisi was saved by neighbours who heard his cries for help,
leading to the pair running away from the scene.
Neighbours rushed Sokisi to hospital and it was discovered
that he had suffered a broken rib which led to his stomach swelling and had a
big gush on the forehead.
A police report was made, leading to Hardlife’s arrest.
Newsday
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