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Sex worker bites off man's lip
22 Sep 2017 at 06:35hrs | Views
A PLUMTREE sex worker has been fined $30 for biting off a man's lip during a misunderstanding at a nightclub.
Abigail Ncube (19) of NRZ compound in Plumtree's Dingumuzi area was convicted on her own plea of guilty to assault by Plumtree magistrate, Mr Taurai Manwere.
She was fined $30, but will be jailed for 10 days if she defaults. Ncube who told the court that she earns a living as a sex worker said Mr Taguma Mavhengwa (31) assaulted her first and she retaliated by biting off his lip.
"My friend and her boyfriend who is a friend to the complainant were fighting while we were at the nightclub. I tried to stop the fight and during the process Mavhengwa assaulted me. I retaliated by biting lip off as I was trying to defend myself," said Ncube in mitigation.
Prosecuting, Mr Charles Nyatsine said Ncube assaulted Mr Mavhengwa on September 15 at around 2AM at a local night club. "On 15 September around 2AM Ncube had a misunderstanding with Mr Mavhengwa's friend and they started fighting. Mr Mavhengwa tried to restrain them from fighting. "This infuriated Ncube who turned on Mr Mavhengwa and bit off a chunk of flesh from his upper lip. The matter was reported to the police resulting in Ncube's arrest," said Mr Nyatsine.
Abigail Ncube (19) of NRZ compound in Plumtree's Dingumuzi area was convicted on her own plea of guilty to assault by Plumtree magistrate, Mr Taurai Manwere.
She was fined $30, but will be jailed for 10 days if she defaults. Ncube who told the court that she earns a living as a sex worker said Mr Taguma Mavhengwa (31) assaulted her first and she retaliated by biting off his lip.
"My friend and her boyfriend who is a friend to the complainant were fighting while we were at the nightclub. I tried to stop the fight and during the process Mavhengwa assaulted me. I retaliated by biting lip off as I was trying to defend myself," said Ncube in mitigation.
Prosecuting, Mr Charles Nyatsine said Ncube assaulted Mr Mavhengwa on September 15 at around 2AM at a local night club. "On 15 September around 2AM Ncube had a misunderstanding with Mr Mavhengwa's friend and they started fighting. Mr Mavhengwa tried to restrain them from fighting. "This infuriated Ncube who turned on Mr Mavhengwa and bit off a chunk of flesh from his upper lip. The matter was reported to the police resulting in Ncube's arrest," said Mr Nyatsine.
Source - chronicle
