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Jilted woman sets ablaze house where brother in law was sleeping
28 Aug 2014 at 06:43hrs | Views
A jilted Epworth woman is facing attempted murder charges after she reportedly set ablaze a house in which her two biological children and a brother in-law were sleeping.
The accused is said to have doused the house with petrol and stood guard at the door, where she pelted whoever intended to escape with stones.
Tawanda Wilson (19), Lovejoy Wilson (8) and Lovely Wilson (4) escaped the inferno by a whisker.
Facts of the matter are that Mollen Zvandaziva (27) broke up with her husband Paul Wilson sometime in November last year.
She then packed her belongings leaving her two children Lovejoy and Lovely behind.
Zvandaziva yesterday appeared before Mr Tendai Mahwe facing charges of attempted murder and malicious damage to property.
She was remanded in custody to September 23 for trial.
Prosecutor Miss Sharon Mashavira alleged that Zvandaziva and Wilson ended their marriage sometime in November 2013, prompting the former to leave their matrimonial home.
On July 2, Zvandaziva, the court heard, proceeded to Wilson's place in Epworth at around 7pm.
Upon arrival, it is alleged she asked for some money from her former husband who then gave her $2.
This did not go down well with her and she suddenly grabbed Wilson's mobile phone and started opening files. This incensed Wilson, leading to an altercation, it is alleged.
It is the State's case that Zvandaziva suddenly became violent and started throwing bricks at Wilson's house, shattering some panes.
The court heard that Wilson rushed to the police where he made a report and Zvandaziva disappeared from the scene only to resurface at around 9pm.
She allegedly went to the room where her children and her brother-in-law were sleeping and knocked but they refused to open.
Zvandaziva, the State alleges, threw a plastic bottle filled with petrol into the room through the shattered window pane and set the house on fire.
The complainants tried to escape but Zvandaziva who stood guard at the door pelted whoever intended to escape with some stones and bricks.
They screamed for help and upon noticing that the neighbours who had heard the screams were running towards the house, Zvandaziva fled the scene and the complainants managed to escape.
Property worth $1 410 was destroyed.
The accused is said to have doused the house with petrol and stood guard at the door, where she pelted whoever intended to escape with stones.
Tawanda Wilson (19), Lovejoy Wilson (8) and Lovely Wilson (4) escaped the inferno by a whisker.
Facts of the matter are that Mollen Zvandaziva (27) broke up with her husband Paul Wilson sometime in November last year.
She then packed her belongings leaving her two children Lovejoy and Lovely behind.
Zvandaziva yesterday appeared before Mr Tendai Mahwe facing charges of attempted murder and malicious damage to property.
She was remanded in custody to September 23 for trial.
Prosecutor Miss Sharon Mashavira alleged that Zvandaziva and Wilson ended their marriage sometime in November 2013, prompting the former to leave their matrimonial home.
On July 2, Zvandaziva, the court heard, proceeded to Wilson's place in Epworth at around 7pm.
This did not go down well with her and she suddenly grabbed Wilson's mobile phone and started opening files. This incensed Wilson, leading to an altercation, it is alleged.
It is the State's case that Zvandaziva suddenly became violent and started throwing bricks at Wilson's house, shattering some panes.
The court heard that Wilson rushed to the police where he made a report and Zvandaziva disappeared from the scene only to resurface at around 9pm.
She allegedly went to the room where her children and her brother-in-law were sleeping and knocked but they refused to open.
Zvandaziva, the State alleges, threw a plastic bottle filled with petrol into the room through the shattered window pane and set the house on fire.
The complainants tried to escape but Zvandaziva who stood guard at the door pelted whoever intended to escape with some stones and bricks.
They screamed for help and upon noticing that the neighbours who had heard the screams were running towards the house, Zvandaziva fled the scene and the complainants managed to escape.
Property worth $1 410 was destroyed.
Source - The Herald
