A US$10 dispute , that a man lent his wife, escalated into a vi0lent fight that left the wife battling for her life after being struck on the head with a hoe.
The husband ,Pastor Nyamudyariwa (34) was arrested and charged with attempted murd3r. He was remanded in custody by Harare regional magistrate Mr Taurai Manuwere until May 3, when he appeared in court for his initial remand and told that only the jurisdiction had to consider his bail application.
Prosecutor Mrs Mercy Masamvi said the att@ck occurred in New Mabvuku when Nyamudyariwa str_ck his wife, Tsitsi Mhizha, with a hoe after she said she would repay on the next day the US$10 he had lent her.
Her angry husband first hit her on the face with a shoe before striking her with the hoe. Ms Mhizha sustained a deep cut on her head and is currently receiving treatment in hospital.
Source iHarare
