A WOMAN from Nkulumane in Bulawayo has appeared in court for assaulting her minor children with an electric cord and burning their
fingers, accusing them of theft.
Locadia Nkomo (29) pleaded guilty to ill-treating and neglecting
the minors when she appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Shepherd
Mjanja on Wednesday.
She was remanded out of custody to June 3 for sentencing.
The court heard that on April 22
at around 8am, Nkomo discovered
that her children aged between
seven and nine had stolen $15.
Angered by the theft, Nkomo
assaulted the children with an
electric cord several times before
burning their .ngers on a kitchen
stove.
A report was made to the police,
which led to her arrest.
The children were taken to hospital
where they were treated for
the injuries.
Mum assaults children with electric cord, burns their fingers on stove
Shepco BMA general manager Frank Marara (second from right) hands over a $150 000 dummy cheque to IAM4BYO chairperson Busisa Moyo (third from left) at Ekusileni Medical Centre to fund the
fight against coronavirus in Bulawayo on Wednesday
-newsday
