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Woman chews off mother-in-law's lip
12 Jun 2014 at 01:40hrs | Views
A PLUMTREE magistrate has slapped a Mangwe woman with a five-month prison sentence for biting off a chunk of flesh from her mother-in-law's lower lip.
Prosecutors say Sithuleleni Nkomo, 26, pounced on Bellar Ndlovu, 48, on May 25 after she had accused her of being abusive to her nieces. Ndlovu had summoned Nkomo to her homestead to discuss the issue when her daughter-in-law flew into rage and attacked her.
"My son works in Botswana and had volunteered to stay with two of his nieces who lost their parents recently," Ndlovu told the court.
"However, my daughter-in-law was opposed to this and only took these children under protest. She takes advantage of her husband's absence to abuse the children."
She said when she tries to intervene, Nkomo reacts angrily and never treats her with respect.
Prosecuting, Elisha Mazorodze said Nkomo was arrested after her mother-in-law made a report to the police.
Plumtree magistrate, Gideon Ruvetsa, lashed out at Nkomo for disrespecting her mother-in-law.
"This incident shows that you have no respect at all for your mother-in-law and the level of injury you brought upon her is too much.
"How could you bite off another person's flesh off as if you are an animal?" he said.
Ruvetsa sentenced Nkomo to five months in prison but conditionally suspended three months for five years.
The remaining two months were set aside on condition she performs 70 hours of community service at Makuzeze Primary School.
Nkomo showed remorse over her actions and apologised for the injury she caused on her mother-in-law.
Prosecutors say Sithuleleni Nkomo, 26, pounced on Bellar Ndlovu, 48, on May 25 after she had accused her of being abusive to her nieces. Ndlovu had summoned Nkomo to her homestead to discuss the issue when her daughter-in-law flew into rage and attacked her.
"My son works in Botswana and had volunteered to stay with two of his nieces who lost their parents recently," Ndlovu told the court.
"However, my daughter-in-law was opposed to this and only took these children under protest. She takes advantage of her husband's absence to abuse the children."
She said when she tries to intervene, Nkomo reacts angrily and never treats her with respect.
Prosecuting, Elisha Mazorodze said Nkomo was arrested after her mother-in-law made a report to the police.
"This incident shows that you have no respect at all for your mother-in-law and the level of injury you brought upon her is too much.
"How could you bite off another person's flesh off as if you are an animal?" he said.
Ruvetsa sentenced Nkomo to five months in prison but conditionally suspended three months for five years.
The remaining two months were set aside on condition she performs 70 hours of community service at Makuzeze Primary School.
Nkomo showed remorse over her actions and apologised for the injury she caused on her mother-in-law.
Source - chronicle
