Friday, June 14, 2024 - A 39-year-old woman identified as Jester Tshuma, has been handed a jail sentence after being arraigned before a West Commonage Magistrates Court in Zimbabwe for stabbing her neighbour over clothes that fell off a washing line.
Jester who stays at Emthunzini in Bulawayo,
had an argument with her 38-year-old neighbour, Sithembile Dube, after her
clothes fell off the washing line after she had done her laundry. This
escalated and the two female neighbours exchanged unsavoury words.
After they parted ways, Jester processed
the whole incident and she took great offence.
The National Prosecuting Authority said;
“They had an altercation over the issue. At
around 1300hrs, the complainant (Sithembile Dube) went to fetch water at the
borehole and the accused person (Jester) followed her and asked her to repeat
what she had said earlier. The complainant told the accused to leave her
alone.”
Jester who didn't agree to back down,
advanced and walked towards Sithembile before shoving her forcefully and
grabbing her t-shirt. A passerby, Bigboy Nyathi, who came to the area to
fetch water tried to restrain the two women from thrashing each other.
Deeply incensed, Jester whipped out a knife
she had hidden in her pocket, hoisted it and stabbed Sithembile on the left
side of her chest. Other passersby rushed to assist her and
took her to the hospital so she could get medical treatment following the deep
cut.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)
arrested Jester Tshuma. The National Prosecuting Authority has now announced
that a Bulawayo Magistrate found her guilty of attempted murder and sentenced
her to five years in prison.
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