A man from Lower Gweru will spend the three years in jail for striking a fellow villager with an axe on the forehead in a misunderstanding over a cigarette.
Mandla Sikhosana (23) of Nkani Village, Chief Mkoba, Lower Gweru yesterday appeared before Gweru magistrate Ms Mildred Matuvi, facing one count of assault. He was convicted despite pleading not guilty and was sentenced to three years and three months in jail.
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