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A 38-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man has appeared in court for allegedly lifting and repeatedly throwing his juvenile neighbour to the ground, claiming he mistook the child for a goblin.
Senzile Nyathi of Mabutweni suburb appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Mr Jeconia Prince Ncube, facing an attempted mΒ£rder charge.
He was remanded in custody to January 8.
According to court papers, the incident occurred on Christmas Day at around 10PM when the complainant, a juvenile, was playing in an open space near his home.
The court heard that Nyathi, who was allegedly drunk, approached the child and shouted in IsiNdebele: βNangu undofa,β meaning βhere is a goblin.β
βImmediately after shouting those words, the accused went where the complainant was, lifted him and threw him to the ground three times,β read the court papers.
The child sustained a head injury and was rushed to hospital for medical attention.
A police report was later filed leading to Nyathiβs arrest.
In an unrelated matter, a 19-year-old Tsholotsho man also appeared before the same court facing an attempted mΒ£rder charge after allegedly st@bbing his neighbour three times with a knife on Christmas Day.
Mengezi Ookeditse Masuku was remanded in custody to January 9.
Court papers allege that at around 9PM, near Zulukandaba Primary School in Entumbane suburb, Masuku had a misunderstanding with the complainant, Mr Brighton Dahwa (25), over an unknown issue.
The dispute allegedly escalated, prompting Masuku to produce a knife and st@b Mr Dahwa three times on the back.
Mr Dahwa was rushed to hospital for treatment and a police report was filed leading to Masukuβs arrest.
Source: The Herald
