Thursday, 7 November 2024

MAN FINDS WIFE IN BED WITH HIS FRIEND, BURNS HIM

A husband who found his friend in bed with his wife burnt him with a red hot iron several times on the thighs and buttocks. He later died from his injuries.

The woman’s husband, Thompson Tshuma, from Mangwe has appeared before Bulawayo High Court Judge Justice Ngoni Nduna facing a charge of murder.  He was, however, convicted of culpable homicide after trial and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment which was wholly suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour.

B Metro reported that, Tshuma indicated that he never intended to kill the victim, who was his friend.

“I am remorseful for my actions which were a result of the spur of the moment. I was angry when l caught my friend sleeping with my wife and what worsened the whole incident is that my friend was well aware of his HIV status,” he said.

During the trial, the man’s wife admitted to having had an affair with the deceased.

“On the day in question at around 6 am, my husband left home saying that he was going to Matopo and would not return on the same day. At around 12 pm, l got a call from the deceased. We had a chat and he requested to come for a sleepover since my husband was away. l agreed.

“The deceased arrived at my house at around 9 pm and we retired to bed. At around 10 pm, my husband returned home and knocked on the door. He entered the house and found his friend standing behind the door wearing boxers. The deceased was carrying a knobkerrie and my husband locked the door and put the keys in his pocket,” she said.

The woman’s husband asked the deceased to explain why he was in his bedroom with his wife, but he failed to justify his presence and the confrontation turned physical. Ncube indicated that this led to a scuffle and the deceased was overpowered by Tshuma.

“The deceased lifted his knobkerrie to attack Tshuma but he managed to hold it and they wrestled,” she said.

After overpowering his adversary, Tshuma retrieved a dehorning iron that was at the corner of their bedroom, went outside and locked the door, with the pair inside. Tshuma proceeded to the fireplace, put the dehorning iron on the fire to heat it and went back to the bedroom.

He then burnt his wife’s lover with the dehorning iron once on the right leg, once on the right thigh, once on the humerus, once on top of the sternum, once on the left arm and once on his back.

After inflicting pain on the victim, he opened the door and the deceased drove to his home in Plumtree. When he arrived at his home, his condition worsened and he was referred to Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo. He was hospitalised on 11 July 2017 and was discharged on 13 September but he remained bedridden at his home. On 12 October 2017, his condition deteriorated at night and he was taken to Plumtree District Hospital where he died before being attended to by a doctor.

 

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