Terrence Mawawa | Gweru A member of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation(CIO) has been sentenced to 12 months in prison following a brutal attack on a Gweru woman.
Nkosilathi Magama, who is an employee in the President’s office,was jailed after he severely bashed and seriously injured the woman who is an employee of the Gweru City Council. The woman who is a general worker at Gweru City Council sustained serious head injuries after being brutally assaulted by Magama.
The conviction of the CIO operative comes after members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), were humiliated after the release of #This Flag’s Pastor Evans Mawarire.
Magama’s wife,Tabeth Chikotora, had a misunderstanding with the woman on June 21,2016.
The altercation ensued after the woman told Chikotora to pick up papers that Magama threw on the pavement after the council employee had already swept the area. Magama came out of his bar and began to shout at the woman.
He then took a broom and severely assaulted the council employee.He proceeded to head butted her and hit her against the wall several times. In a rare act of unusual bravery,Magistrate Tayengwa Chibanda sentenced Magama to 12 months in prison and four months were suspended on good behaviour.
There were celebrations outside the court room as scores of people celebrated the landmark ruling .