Man goes to Jail for Beating up girlfriend whom he alleges gave him an STI

A Chitungwiza man was last Wednesday sentenced to an effective five months imprisonment for bashing his girlfriend whom he accused of infecting him with a s*xually transmitted disease.

Tapiwa Nyika (27)  appeared before the magistrate and was initially sentenced to seven months in prison.

Two months of the sentence were suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour.

State counsel Henry Muringani told the court that on September 1, Nyika went to his girlfriend, Catherine house in Zengeza 4 where he accused her of cheating on him. An altercation ensued and Nyika allegedly assaulted the woman, inflicting injuries on her.

In mitigation, Nyika told the court that he resorted to violence after suspecting that she had infected him with a s*xually transmitted disease due to her promiscuous behavior. Do you think this man deserved to go to Jail?