Sentencing was postponed because initially the accused
pleaded guilty only to assaulting the chief using a fist but later on pleaded
guilty to both counts on his second appearance and will be back in court for
sentencing on August 7, 2023.
Appearing on August 4, 2023 Wakemore Gavhure pleaded guilty
to all the accusations that the state had raised against him and he pleaded
with the Magistrate’s court to be kind and lenient to him since he had admitted
to his crime.
‘’I admit that I assaulted the chief with an open hand and
a log several times. I am pleading with the court to be merciful taking into
consideration that I have admitted to my crime,’’ said Gavhure.
Gavhure apologized to the court and the chief who attended
the court session and asked the court to give him a lesser sentence his
punishment.
‘’I want to say I am sorry to the court and the chief whom
I wronged intentionally, can the court please bear with me and reduce the
punishment I am supposed to receive, ‘’ said Gavhure.
He was facing two charges of assault, the first being of
assaulting Chief Murinye and the second account being of assaulting Honest
Nemadziwa, a police officer who had accompanied the chief to the funeral on
June 28.
Charges are that Gavhure slapped Chief Murinye with an open
hand and also struck him once with a log on the hands.
He is also accused of striking Nemadziwa who was executing
his duties on the head with a fist once. TellZimNews
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