Staff Writer
MARRY Mubaiwa, who is facing charges of attempting to murder Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was Monday remanded in custody to December 30, 2019 after she was denied bail.
She had been arrested on Saturday for allegedly externalising US$1 million and seeking to fraudulently formalise her marriage without the consent of Chiwenga.
A new charge of attempted murder emerged Monday.
The charge sheet on the murder charge reads: “On 22 June 2019, the complainant was lifted to South Africa for emergency medical attention, however, upon arrival, the accused forced the complainant to stay at Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria for 24 hours.
“On 23 June, accused kept on denying complainant access to medical treatment and the security team had to force their way to take the complainant to Nectare Hospital.
“Upon his admission at the hospital, the complainant was inserted with Intra Venous Giving Set as well as Central Venous Catheter in order to sustain his life.
“Some weeks later, the complainant was transferred to a private ward where he was under 24 hour monitoring by doctors and his security personnel.
During this time when the complainant was admitted at the hospital, he was helpless and would rely on medical staff and the security personnel whether he was moving from one point to the other.
“On July 8,2019 at about 2000 hours, the accused came to the hospital with the intent to cause serious harm to the complainant. She ordered the security personnel to excuse her alleging that she wanted privacy with the complainant. The security personnel went outside leaving the accused together with the complainant inside the ward.
“Whilst alone with the complainant, accused unlawfully removed the medical Intra Venous Giving set as well as Central Venous Catheter which were inserted to the to the complainant and the complainant started bleeding profusely.
“The accused forced the complainant off the bed, held him by hand and moved out from the ward before being intercepted by the security personnel at the exit door. The hospital staff was called by the security personnel and they reconnected the Intra Venous Giving Set and the Central Verious Cathether and resuscitated the condition of the complainant.
“The accused disappeared from the hospital after the hospital staff was alerted by the security personnel. The accused had no right whatsoever to act in the manner she did.”
