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Man attacks mum (71) with axe over stolen melon
24 May 2015 at 06:51hrs | Views
A 35-year-old man nearly axed his 71-year-old mother for inquiring about her missing water melon which he had stolen.
Future Moyo, who is from Masendu area, also threw large stones at his mother, Thembeni Moyo, who scurried out of her homestead and sought refuge at a neighbour's homestead.
Future appeared before Plumtree magistrate Gideon Ruvetsa facing charges of making murder threats.
He was remanded in custody to 28 May and is due to be examined by two medical doctors to ascertain his mental stability.
In court he denied the charges.
"I did not attack my mother, she just wants to get rid of me. She hates me and that is why she is fabricating all these lies just to make sure that I suffer. She has caused a lot of suffering for us as family.
"She has managed to get our neighbours and my father to take her side and they are teaming up against me. I had gone to visit her at her homestead and she chased me away but I did not mention anything about killing her," he said.
Source - Courts
