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Remember the woman who made headlines after she reportedly stabbed a 13-year-old boy avenging the beating of her minor son, last month, has been acquitted of attempted murder charges.
According to reports the magistrate averred the juvenile exhibited traits of a bully
The incident which left the boy hospitalized drew a lot of public interest.
The assailant, Monalisa Choguya (33) who resides in Mpata Single Quarters area was Friday freed by Magistrate Ignatius Mugove.
The teenager was accusing her son of trespassing into his family’s yard.
She was acquitted at the close of the state case.
The state, represented by Nyasha Sibesha called two witnesses whose evidence showed that the boy Tonderai Kamhuka was the aggressor.
It was heard the victim actually stormed Choguya’s residence to attack her prompting her to stab him with a knife in self defence.
Asked by defence lawyer Fortune Murisi why he decided to use a twig to assault the accused, who is much older than him and in-fact a mother figure, the teen stunned the court saying he was capable of inflicting grievous harm had he used his hands.
The boy, a Grade Six school dropout, alleged Choguya was frail and weaker compared to him.
The court heard Tonderai used a knife to trim a branch off a lemon tree which he used as a switch to repeatedly flog Choguya, who retreated into her house.
An enraged Choguya armed herself with a knife before attacking Tonderai in a scuffle which also saw her sustaining cuts and bruises on her hands.
