A Mvuma man is nursing first-degree burns after being scalded with boiling water by a woman he allegedly tried to rape, B metro has reported.
The scalded man Josphat Mukwavaya (35) dragged Mberikunashe Chipiwa (23), to court by following the incident.
She pleaded guilty to the charge when she appeared before Mvuma magistrate Mr. Tafadzwa Mhlanga and was released on $50 bail.
Chipiwa told the Court that she was acting in self-defense. Said Chipiwa
“I was defending myself because l thought he wanted to rape me. He mentioned that he wanted to sleep with me and he started walking towards me. I panicked thinking that he wanted to rape me that’s why l poured hot water on him,” she said.
Prosecuting Michael Kazemba told the court that, on April 17 at Carval Bar around 9pm, the accused and the complainant had a misunderstanding over mealies which the complainant had taken from the accused’s pot.
A heated argument ensued between the two and Mukwavaya accused Chipiwa of being sexually starved saying it was the reason why she was short tempered.
He then advanced towards Chipiwa saying he wanted to help her relieve her bedroom frustrations.
This did not go down well with the accused who took a pot of boiling water from the stove and emptied the contents on the complainant’s body.
The matter was reported to the police leading to Chipiwa’s arrest.
-B metro
