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Murder suspect goes insane
22 Feb 2013 at 05:49hrs | Views
THE man who last year made headlines after he allegedly brutally killed his wife in Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb, is now exhibiting signs of mental illness.
This came to light yesterday when Goodman Nyoni was set to go on trial before Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Maphios Cheda.
His pro deo lawyer, Mr Simbarashe Chivaura of Mashayamombe and Company Attorneys, had approached the judge in his chambers to make an application that Nyoni undergo a psychiatric examination after he allegedly exhibited signs of mental illness during interviews in preparation for the trial.
Justice Cheda granted the application after Ms Sifiso Ndlovu, of the Attorney General's Office, representing the State, did not oppose the application.
The application means that two Government doctors will examine Nyoni to determine the state of his mind before his case is set down for trial, probably next term.
Ms Ndlovu was set to lead evidence from nine State witnesses who were advised that they will be re-summoned once Nyoni had been examined and certified to be fit to stand trial.
The State case is that on 11 March last year, Nyoni (34), of 30125 Entumbane, visited his wife Miriam Nyoni (nee Takavingofa) and their children aged four and seven at their Mpopoma suburb home.
He stayed until about 9pm and after supper, the children and the maid went to sleep.
It is alleged that the couple had a misunderstanding and Nyoni allegedly went to the kitchen where he picked up a machete with which he allegedly split his wife's skull open, cut off her left hand and cut her in the right palm, resulting in her instant death.
After the gruesome incident, Nyoni tried to hang himself using a piece of wire, but developed cold feet and instead cut himself on the wrists with the machete in a bid to end his life.
The gruesome murder was committed in front of their seven-year-old son who had been woken up by the noise.
Mrs Nyoni (34), who was employed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), had before her murder issued summons against her alleged husband's lover, Ms Sikhulile Ngwenya, demanding $2 000 adultery damages.
In the late Mrs Nyoni's particulars of claim, she stated that since the beginning of 2009, Ms Ngwenya had illicitly associated and engaged with her husband in an adulterous sexual relationship well knowing Nyoni's status as a married man.
She had stated that in January 2012, she had approached Ms Ngwenya's family in an effort to stop the illicit sexual relationship but Ms Ngwenya did not stop.
This came to light yesterday when Goodman Nyoni was set to go on trial before Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Maphios Cheda.
His pro deo lawyer, Mr Simbarashe Chivaura of Mashayamombe and Company Attorneys, had approached the judge in his chambers to make an application that Nyoni undergo a psychiatric examination after he allegedly exhibited signs of mental illness during interviews in preparation for the trial.
Justice Cheda granted the application after Ms Sifiso Ndlovu, of the Attorney General's Office, representing the State, did not oppose the application.
The application means that two Government doctors will examine Nyoni to determine the state of his mind before his case is set down for trial, probably next term.
Ms Ndlovu was set to lead evidence from nine State witnesses who were advised that they will be re-summoned once Nyoni had been examined and certified to be fit to stand trial.
The State case is that on 11 March last year, Nyoni (34), of 30125 Entumbane, visited his wife Miriam Nyoni (nee Takavingofa) and their children aged four and seven at their Mpopoma suburb home.
It is alleged that the couple had a misunderstanding and Nyoni allegedly went to the kitchen where he picked up a machete with which he allegedly split his wife's skull open, cut off her left hand and cut her in the right palm, resulting in her instant death.
After the gruesome incident, Nyoni tried to hang himself using a piece of wire, but developed cold feet and instead cut himself on the wrists with the machete in a bid to end his life.
The gruesome murder was committed in front of their seven-year-old son who had been woken up by the noise.
Mrs Nyoni (34), who was employed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), had before her murder issued summons against her alleged husband's lover, Ms Sikhulile Ngwenya, demanding $2 000 adultery damages.
In the late Mrs Nyoni's particulars of claim, she stated that since the beginning of 2009, Ms Ngwenya had illicitly associated and engaged with her husband in an adulterous sexual relationship well knowing Nyoni's status as a married man.
She had stated that in January 2012, she had approached Ms Ngwenya's family in an effort to stop the illicit sexual relationship but Ms Ngwenya did not stop.
Source - TC
