Domestic Violence: Woman Stabs Husband

Domestic Violence: Woman Stabs Husband
Latifa Yokonia (20) of Yokonia Village, 4 Miles, Zvishavane, was convicted of culpable homicide by Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi sitting on circuit in Gweru.
Yokonia was initially facing a murder charge in connection with the death of her husband Mr Augustine Hove (34), of Rindai Village, Chief Mukanganwi in Masvingo. She tendered a limited plea of guilty to culpable.
The couple lived in a disused 5 000-litre JoJo tank at Call Mine compound, Vanguard, Mberengwa. On June 26 last year, at around 6.30am, a misunderstanding arose when Hove accused Yokonia of infidelity.
Following the misunderstanding, Yokonia packed her belongings intending to leave. Mr Hove tried to stop her, which escalated the argument.
In anger, Yokonia picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed Hove once in the upper left buttock and once in the left leg.
Mr Hove was initially assisted by a witness, Desire Nyathi, to report the matter at Mberengwa Police Station.
He was admitted to Mberengwa District Hospital and later transferred to United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH).
On July 27, Mr Hove was discharged from UBH and returned to his rural home in Masvingo. However, on August 1, he died.
Yokonia claimed that Hove was the aggressor as he assaulted her when she attempted to leave.
Domestic Violence: Woman Stabs Husband
Meanwhile…
A 44-year-old Bulawayo woman appeared in court yesterday accused of fatally stabbing her estranged husband.
The deceased, Mr Qinisela Nyathi, had reportedly filed for a protection order against his wife, Sifiso Dube, and the two were living apart at the time of the incident.
Sifiso Dube appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr Abednico Ndebele facing a murder charge.
The incident occurred on the evening of January 18, around 7pm. It is alleged that Dube violated the protection order and sneaked into Mr Nyathi’s house.
Upon her entry, a misunderstanding arose between the two, escalating into a physical altercation.
During the scuffle, the accused slit the now deceased’s throat with a kitchen knife, which broke into four pieces during the attack.
The deceased managed to overpower the accused, grabbing the remaining piece of the knife with the handle.
The court heard that the deceased attempted to stab the accused but failed. Instead, he scratched her on the elbows and chest with the blunt piece.