Woman assaulted for threatening to abort pregnancy

A woman from Mbembesi in Matabeleland North was seriously assaulted by her ex boy-friend after she allegedly threatened to abort the pregnancy she had for him.

This was heard by the Bulawayo magistrate Tawanda Muchemwa when Nkosikhona Majola (20) appeared before him charged with indecent assault.

He was remanded to December 13 for trial.

The court heard that on November 25 this year the complainant Nozithelo Sibanda (18) was on her way to her home when she met Majola  who then accused her of trying to fix him b6y threatening to abort  the pregnancy.

He then allegedly grabbed her by the neck and hit her once on the face with fist and she bleed through the nose and sustained a cut on the lower lip. A report made to the police led to his arrest.