Zim Now Writer
A-22-year-old Gutu woman who killed her husband with a 1.5 kg log had her four-year sentence suspended by High Court judge, Justice Garainesu Mawadze.
Beauty Mutondoro of Village 3, Nelvin Farm in Gutu hit her husband with the log such that the log broke into two pieces.
The husband died three days later at Masvingo Provincial Hospital.
Justice Mawadze said he felt so sorry for Beauty whose small stature made her look like a Form 2 girl.
He also stated that Beauty will have the sole responsibility of looking after the couple’s two children aged four and one and half.
“The accused is of a very small stature; one would think she is a secondary school pupil. She is now the sole parent. The duty to look after their young children aged four and one-and-half-years falls squarely on her shoulders. It would be very difficult for her to outsource this responsibility. The children would be adversely affected," he said.
Beauty showed remorse throughout the hearing although the husband provoked her on the fateful day.
Justice Mawadze also said that the fact that Beauty will live with the stigma of killing her husband was punishment in itself.
He also noted that she will live with the stigma of being a murderer despite being convicted for a lesser charge.
The incident happened on June 22, 2022 around 10 pm.
It is alleged that Mutondoro returned home drunk and told his wife that he wanted to buy an axe in exchange for maize.
Beauty did not agree with the idea since their maize stock was not enough to last them until the next harvest.
Mutondoro slapped his wife twice in the face and hit her twice with a log.
The log was produced in court as an exhibit.
The State said that Mutondoro then snatched the log and hit her husband once with it.
He was taken to Gutu Mission Hospital and transferred to Masvingo General Hospital where he died six days later on June 28, 2022.
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