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20-year-old woman sentenced to 17 years imprisonment with hard labour for pouring hot water on her husband

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Mangochi Senior Resident Justice of the Peace Courtroom in Malawi, on Wednesday, September 15, sentenced a 20-year-old girl to 17 years imprisonment with onerous labour for pouring sizzling water on her husband over monetary points.

The courtroom heard by state Prosecutor Sub Inspector, Blessings Madikhula that the sufferer, Wilson Chimenya, 34, married the convict, Nunu Saidi final yr and he moved her into his home with three children from her earlier marriage.

20-year-old woman sentenced to 17 years imprisonment with hard labour for pouring hot water on her husband

In July 2021, they briefly separated for causes finest identified to themselves and the convict left her matrimonial dwelling.

Madikhula added that the girl went again to her home on August 28, 2021 and requested the sufferer for monetary assist for the initiation ceremony of her kids.

The sufferer refused to assist claiming the youngsters weren’t his organic kids, a factor which angered the wife.

The couple began preventing which ended up witth the wife grabbing a pot of sizzling water from the fireplace and pouring it onto the again of the sufferer earlier than fleeing.

20-year-old woman sentenced to 17 years imprisonment with hard labour for pouring hot water on her husband

The sufferer was rushed to Namwera Well being Centre for therapy after sustaining burns.

Showing in courtroom, the girl pleaded not responsible to the cost and the state paraded three witnesses who proved the case past cheap doubt.

In mitigation, Nunu requested for leniency, saying that her three children would endure if she is distributed to jail however prosecutor Madikhula reminded the courtroom that it was excessive time ladies stopped gender-based violence in opposition to males.

Madikhula additionally added that it was unusual that human rights organizations are silent on the matter but when the perpetrator was a person, they might have made loud noises to sentence the act therefore prayed for a stiffer sentence.

Passing judgement, Senior Resident Justice of the Peace Rodrick Michongwe concurred with the state therefore the 17-year sentence to serve as a lesson to different can be offenders.

Nunu Saidi hails from Mbalame village Conventional Authority Jalasi in Mangochi.