KILLED HUBBY ONCE THREATENED SONS - WIFE

MBABANE- “My husband once bought and sharpened a bush knife with intent to kill his sons.”

These were submissions made by the wife of the late Vusi Ndzimandze, who was allegedly killed by his two sons at Gobholo. The sons are Sandile Lerry and Innocent Sanele. However, Lerry passed away after the incident.
Nonhlanhla Zulu was testifying in Innocent’s defence during the continuation of trial at the Mbabane Magistrates Court yesterday. As a result of her husband’s act, Zulu told the court that she left her matrimonial homestead and purchased a piece of land where she constructed a shack to live with her children including the sons. She stated that she was sharing a two-room shack with her children when the incident happened. She told the court that on the day in question; she called her husband concerning maintenance and school fees in the morning.

She stated that she called Vusi as a reminder after her husband was ordered to contribute towards maintenance and school fees. According to Zulu, the order was issued by the area’s traditional council, which met at a place called Emntulwini. “I called Vusi to ascertain if I can send a child to fetch the money. He called back and my children overheard our conversation. They overheard their father telling me that he will not pay their school fees,” she submitted. She told the court that her sons left the shack immediately after they overheard the conversation between her and their father. She mentioned that Innocent was the first one to leave the shack. She stated that after about 30 minutes, she asked Lerry to follow Innocent. Zulu told the court that she then followed the duo after 30 minutes.

Shack

However, Zulu told the court that she was not aware that her sons proceeded to their father when they left the shack.  She stated that upon arrival at Vusi’s homestead, she called her sons and he (Vusi) responded saying, “I am here my wife.” She mentioned that she tried to rescue her husband whom she assisted to move from the spot where he sustained injuries. She never mentioned what had actually happened before she assisted her husband. However, pictures that were presented in court as part of evidence showed some injuries on Vusi’s body.

During cross-examination, Sandile Mdluli, who is representing the Crown in the matter, put it to Zulu that she was not being truthful to the court. Mdluli put it to Zulu that she knew that her sons proceeded to their father after they overheard the conversation. The Crown referred Zulu to the statement she recorded with the police where she stated that she was at her homestead in a shack when her children left in a very angry mood.

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