A 39-year-old man from Mzilikazi suburb in Zimbabwe, has been fined $5 000 for assaulting his wife for not singing at a funeral.
Lucas Mhlanga, a barber, pleaded guilty to assault charges when he appeared before Bulawayo Magistrate Mrs Nomagugu Maphosa on Monday, May 3.
Appearing for the State, Mr Owen Mugari said Mhlanga and his wife Sikhulekile Moyo, 40, were returning home after attending a funeral in the same suburb on Sunday evening when he asked her why she was not singing at the funeral. He then proceeded to assault her.
Moyo who did not sustain any injuries reported the matter to the police resulting and Mhlanga was arrested.
He reportedly pleaded guilty to assault charges when he appeared before Bulawayo Magistrate Mrs Nomagugu Maphosa on Monday, May 3. According to Chronicle Zimbabwe, the prosecutor, Owen Mugari told the court that Mhlanga and his wife Sikhulekile Moyo, 40, were returning home after attending a funeral in the same suburb on Sunday evening when he asked her why she was not singing at the funeral. He then proceeded to assault her. She did not sustain any injuries but reported the matter to the police and Mhlanga was arrested. Moyo later brought an affidavit to court seeking to withdraw the matter saying she had forgiven him.