Zimbabwe: Scalding Lover Earns Ex-Cop Jail Term

21 February 2019

A former police officer who scalded his girlfriend with water following a misunderstanding over meat, was yesterday sentenced to an effective three years in jail.

Harare magistrate Mrs Jessy Kufa initially slapped Simbarashe Sibanda, who used to be based at Borrowdale Police Station, with a four-year jail term before suspending one year on condition of good behaviour.

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