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Mary Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Zimbabwe’s vice-president Constantino Chiwenga, has been charged with attempted murder of the former military general.
The murder attempt apparently took place when he was in hospital in SA.
Mubaiwa spent the weekend in police custody over graft charges involving about US$1m and forgery of a marriage certificate.
On Monday, she made an initial appearance at the Harare magistrate’s court where her lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, told of how Mubaiwa was arrested on Saturday evening while taking a bath at their home in Borrowdale, the richest square mile in Zimbabwe.
The new attempted murder charges surfaced on Monday morning.
According to the state, on June 22 this year Chiwenga was airlifted to Pretoria – but instead of going to hospital, he was booked in and given medicine at the Sheraton Hotel, where he stayed for a day.
It is alleged Mubaiwa was determined for Chiwenga not to go to hospital, but his security detail moved in swiftly and he was admitted at a Netcare hospital the following day.
Chiwenga spent weeks at the medical facility, where he was given an intravenous drip so that fluids, medication and blood products could be administered.
His condition improved, but he was still only able to move around with assistance.
On July 8, it is alleged that around 8pm, Mubaiwa went to the hospital and told her estranged husband’s security to give them privacy. It was then that, according to the state, she “unlawfully removed the medical intravenous giving set as well as the central venus catheter”.
It is alleged that Chiwenga started bleeding profusely, and that Mubaiwa tried to kidnap him. She was stopped, but as hospital staff tried to re-insert the intravenous line and the catheter and resuscitate Chiwenga, she allegedly made her escape.
Independent sources told TimesLIVE that this was the last time that Mubaiwa would have access to her husband, who, a few days later, would be airlifted to China where he recovered fully.
Mubaiwa – a former model who also featured in the music video for late reggae artist Lucky Dube’s song Put a Little Love – has been remanded in custody until December 30.
Her legal counsel was advised to apply for bail at the high court.
By Lenin Ndebele
General Chiwenga must know that getting his wife Mary arrested for money laundering or attempted murder will not impress us. We are not kids. We know its a love affair gone sour. We also know that the general is the grandmaster of money laundering and murder. Mary is his student. pic.twitter.com/uOXINCNEDa
— MDC Harare Province (@MdcHarare) December 16, 2019
Not only that. Doesn’t it sound strange that she pulled the catherta off,removed Chiwenga from the IV yet she walked scot free. That sounds like a James Bond movie,try it in a hospital &u will wake up behind bars https://t.co/0ZHxJ9RZXf
— sibangilizwe mhlani (@waBuyaphi) December 16, 2019
Chiwenga is a weak man. When he divorced Jocelyn he used the army to scare her off into submission. Now he is strong arming the Judiciary & Law enforcement in unprecedented manner. To think some of you were cheering this weak and evil man a couple weeks back.
— Tawie🦅 (@_Dingz) December 16, 2019
Miss Chiwenga was arrested by male officers who stormed her bathroom while she was naked and marched her to the police.
According to Mtetwa, the men also grabbed the couple’s three children and their whereabouts remain unknown. pic.twitter.com/sJbD2fbruc— Zim Around 🇿🇼 (@ZimAround) December 16, 2019
A cautionary tale of the perils of being married to a powerful politician in #Africa #MarryChiwenga https://t.co/YQVb2dzTx9
— Zenzo L (@ZenzoLusengo) December 16, 2019
I feel for Chiwenga who almost had his life cut short when Mary pulled out the life support plugs. There is always two sides to a story! Ma Zimbo we’re too quick to judge b4 getting all facts or double checking news. Talking about an overrated literacy rate
— Clive Anesu Bhebhe🇿🇼🇿🇦 (@CliveABhebhe) December 16, 2019
“The wife of Zimbabwe’s vice president has been charged with attempting to kill her husband.
Mary Chiwenga, a former model and wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, appeared at the Harare… https://t.co/EdurW47ltT
— thezimbabwean (@TheZimbabwean) December 16, 2019
Marry Chiwenga to spend Christmas in prison https://t.co/b0B8rDNhAc pic.twitter.com/dGMrUYFIHr
— Zimbabwe24 News (@Zimbabwe24N) December 16, 2019
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