Zimbabwe – A woman allegedly hit her husband with a brick last Friday for saying “I miss you” to his female tenant.
The victim, Steward Matuvenge reportedly lost seven teeth after the attack.Mativenga’s wife, Shylene Zariro, 33, appeared before Harare magistrate Barbara Mateko on Saturday charged with domestic violence.
She was remanded in custody for bail application.
According to court papers, on August 13 this year at around 19:30hrs, Mativenga arrived home from work and greeted his tenant only identified as Nyasha and told her that he missed her.
This did not go down well with Zariro, resulting in a heated verbal exchange.
The court heard that Zariro hit Mativenga with a brick twice on his mouth, knocking off seven teeth.
Mativenga was then referred to hospital for medical examination, leading to Zariro’s arrest.
