Irate Hubby fined for beating wife with hose pipe

A man from Ukuzwisisa Village under Chief Ndube at Maruvumba area in Filabusi has been slapped with two months in jail with an option of $300 fine after he assaulted his wife whom he accused of infidelity with a hose pipe.

Lot Maphosa (36) pleaded guilty to a charge of physical abusing his wife Shuvai Ndoto when he appeared before Filabusi resident magistrate Mzingaye Moyo. The magistrate convicted and sentenced him to two months in jail or to pay a fine of $300.

The prosecutor Smart Tafireyi told the court that on February 21 this year, Maphosa accused his wife Ndoto of infidelity before assaulting her with a hose pipe all over the body. The wife sustained several injuries and made a report to the police leading to Maphosa's arrest.

In sentencing him the magistrate said he considered that he was a first offender, a family man who pleaded guilty to the charge without wasting the court's time.

He said but what aggravated his offence was that he assaulted his wife whom he was supposed to protect all the time.

"You are supposed to protect her all the time," said Moyo. "Domestic violence cases are on the rise and you attacked a defenceless woman as such a deterrent sentence is called for. You are therefore sentenced to two months in jail or pay $300 fine."