Granny (78) kills lover by pulling his privates

A 78-year-old-PFungwe granny allegedly killed her 65-year-old married boyfriend by pulling his private parts following an altercation over money to buy soap after a sexual orgy along the banks of a river.

The suspect, Meddas Hamadziripi, is alleged to have killed Norman Gunduza sometime in December 2013 after the sexual act along Chipokoteke River.

The accused was arrested in 2015 when she was forced to confess her "best kept secret" during a traditional ceremony conducted by tsikamutandas (witch-hunters).

On Monday this week, however, Hamadziripi denied having intentionally killed her boyfriend when she appeared before High Court judge Justice Clement Phiri facing a murder charge.

Austin Muzivi of the Prosecutor-General's Office told the court that Gunduza and Hamadziripi met on December 2, 2013 along Chipokoteke River at Chaparapata Village under Chief Chinyerere in-PFungwe, where they had consensual sexual intercourse twice.

However, a misunderstanding is said to have arisen when Hamadziripi allegedly requested for money to buy soap and for her general upkeep, which did not go down well with Gunduza, who then slapped her with an open palm once on the cheek.

After being slapped Hamadziripi is said to have grabbed Gunduza's privates and pulled them, leading to his death.

It is the State's case that Gunduza's body was found near the banks of the river three days later and when it was taken to hospital for post-mortem, the doctors failed to determine the cause of death considering that it was now in a state of decomposition.

In her defence, Hamadziripi, who is represented by Advocate Linos Mazonde, said she acted in self-defence after Gunduza attacked her first for demanding money to buy soap.

She also told the court that a week before the incident, she had contracted Gunduza to make a hoe handle and to sharpen the hoe as well.

After four days, she said Gunduza visited and told her that her items were ready for collection and she proceeded to his homestead with him, but along the way, Gunduza stopped and demanded sex with her.

"He (Gunduza) replied that he first wanted to sleep with me that day. I told him that I was old and was no longer menstruating and I no longer loved men. He insisted and got hold of me by the hand. I noticed that he was drunk," Hamadziripi said.

"We grappled all the way to the stream. I told him that we had loved one another a long time ago and that was over. I got tired eventually from grappling with him and we had sexual intercourse twice at the stream."

She added: "I only pulled his private parts once after he hit me. I was defending myself. I did not foresee that my actions were likely to cause death. I do not know what killed him. I left him alive at the scene."

The matter continues tomorrow for submissions.