The victim, Maivepi Jiti, is the owner of Yardford Farm and
is one of the directors following the death of her husband and prominent farmer
Golden Jiti who died in a car crash a decade ago.
Jiti suffered serious injuries after Lee Saunders allegedly
assaulted her with fists and smashed her against a wall.
“I had gone for holiday sometime last year when I found
Saunders at the farm. He had come from Zambia according to the reports I got. I
do not have a lease agreement with him, but he is already farming. He switched
off the power to my side and I confronted him. He then assaulted me and I am
still nursing the injuries,” said Jiti.
The matter is being investigated by Macheke police under
RRB5764751 and CR70/03/24.
According to a medical affidavit dated March 28, Jiti
suffered serious injuries after the assault, including bruises on her left
upper limb and back and blunt chest trauma.
“I filed a police report and the police haven’t moved to
arrest him and bring him to court. I am living in fear as he threatens me
occasionally,” added Jiti.
Efforts to get a comment from Mashonaland East provincial
police spokesperson Inspector Simon Chazovachiyi were fruitless as he was not
reachable on his mobile phone.
According to a police form 234 dated March 27, obtained at
Macheke Police Station, Jiti smashed her against the wall several times.
“The patient was pushed against the wall several times and
she sustained some bruises on the left side of her hand and swollen back. She
is feeling some pains all over her body,” wrote the police.
Yardford Farm is privately-owned and has been under a
10-year lease by a Harare-based agro company Celway Investments. Newsday
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