Police Bash Woman Over “Gay” Husband
2 March 2021
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By A Correspondent- A 29-year-old St Mary’s woman said she was beaten up by local police over her husband whom the cops accused of being gay.

Joyce Veremu, told the state media that a police officer from St Mary’s police station on Sunday night assaulted her in front of her tenants after they visited her home looking for her husband, Joseph Tembo.

She said her husband, Joseph Tembo, was being hunted on allegations of admitting to being gay on a video shot to receive money from a local businessman’s organisation.

“They came at night armed and in their numbers demanding to see my husband who was not at home and ordered everyone including my tenants to open their doors and they searched in vain.

“One of the tenants was forced out of her bedroom and came out half-naked, all for a video I am still to view and was not even aware existed.

“Murume wangu arikunzi ingochani uye pane mavideos aarikunzi akabuda achitaura zvavanoita nevamwe varume saka zvakandibvisa chimiro.

“I am now finding it difficult to stay at my house because of such allegations being levelled against my husband and the way I was treated by investigating o­fficers in front of my tenants.

“I do not see the need to lodge a police report against the o­fficer since I cannot easily identify him because they came at night and they were more than five.

“I feel the need to consult my church pastor for counselling because the incident has affected my faith and pride as a married woman.

“I am still to meet my husband since he is in hiding following the incident and I am still to see the said video,” said Vheremu.
Tembo’s brother only identified as Given said Tembo was lured into admitting on camera that he was homosexual for money given by a local businessman “My young brother is not homosexual but he admitted to it before a camera for the love of money promised by a certain organisation,” said Given.

“He is in hiding following the search conducted by police at his house and is now in fear,” she said.

-H-Metro