A Harare man who allegedly stabbed his wife with a knife three times in the back while asleep for alleged infidelity has appeared in court.
Achievement Mandishara (35) appeared before Harare Regional Magistrate, Marehwanazvo Gofa charged with attempting to kill his wife, Shamiso Mbizi (35) over infidelity.
The State denied him bail as Mandishara was on a warrant of arrest from CID Bindura where he is being charged with armed robbery for a 2020 case. The State led by Lancelot Mutsokoti alleged that on May 11, Mandishara returned home to the Highfield area of Harare from South Africa where he works.
Mandishara alleged that informants were telling him that Mbizi was having extramarital affairs and was being dropped off at home by different vehicles belonging to her boyfriends prompting him to return to Zimbabwe.
On May 12, the court heard that at around 7 pm, Mbizi was sleeping on the bed when her husband asked her to face him and she complied.
Later Mandishara asked his wife if it was okay to switch off the light, which he went to do. Moments later he woke up from the bed and took a knife that was in his bag and placed it on top of the wardrobe.
Mbizi asked him what he was looking for and he told her that he was taking some chocolates and was willing to share them if she wanted but she refused.
He returned to the bed but this time slept facing the opposite side and immediately he grabbed his wife by the neck and stabbed her with a knife in her back demanding that she reveals all her boyfriends.
Mbizi pleaded for mercy but out of anger he stabbed her two more times in the back and threatened to kill her.
He then released her, bandaged her bleeding wounds, and hired a taxi to take her to a private clinic in Sotherton.
A police report was made leading to Mandishora’s arrest.
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