In his evidence in chief, Major Godfrey Nyoni told the
court that he followed the Vice President to South Africa on June 25 2019,
three days after the family and others left and VP Chiwenga had already been
admitted at a hospital in South Africa.
He had gone with allowances of the security team and money
for medical bills. Major Nyoni testified how he saw Mubaiwa attempting to kill
the VP and sneak him out of the ward with her.
After arrival, Major Nyoni said the security team split
into two groups that would look after the VP in the ward 24/7.
“On 8 July 2019 at around 8 pm I was on duty and the
accused arrived and saw us with the patient in the ward who had machines
connected on his body,” he said.
“On that day accused person indicated that she wanted some
privacy with her husband and ordered us to leave. It was myself, Sgt Mugari and
Dzungudza.”
Major Nyoni said they had to return after hearing the door
being opened and saw Mubaiwa trying to leave the ward with VP Chiwenga who was
very ill at the time.
“We heard the sound of the door being opened and I saw the
accused holding the patient using her left hand and holding the patient’s left
hand. It showed that she was pushing the patient since the patient was in
front.
“I confronted her but she didn’t tell me where she wanted
to go with him. I told her that the VP was bleeding on the right hand and asked
us to wash his pyjamas.”
Afterwards, Major Nyoni was assisted by his colleague Sgt
Mugari to take the VP back to the bed and asked the hospital staff to come and
reconnect the machines and they did so.
Major Nyoni said he also advised Dr Mangwiro and Major
General Mashava (principal staff officer for VP) of what had happened.
He said on the following day Sgt Mugari and him first took
photos of the blood-stained t-shirt the VP was putting on before washing it.
These pictures were tendered as exhibit before the court yesterday.
Major Nyoni also told the court that he did not notice any
CCTV cameras in that ward. He said after that incident Mubaiwa would
occasionally visit VP .
She said in the presence of Dr Mangwiro and Major Nyoni
that they were supposed to leave since the patient was not sick and he told her
that this was not possible.
Thereafter she took two to 10 days without coming back to
the hospital.
Major Nyoni also said Mubaiwa would shout at Dr Mangwiro
alleging that he was giving the VP wrong medicine.
The trial is expected to continue on July 6 with Mubaiwa’s
lawyer Ms Beatrice Mtetwa leading cross-examination of Major Nyoni.
Mr Lancelot Mutsokoti appeared for the State. Herald
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