A woman from Nyamandlovu in Umguza District allegedly struck her husband with an axe following a misunderstanding with the husband's son, a Bulawayo provincial magistrate heard yesterday.
Mr Abednico Ndebele heard this on the appearance of Lindiwe Tshuma (33) who is facing a charge of attempted murder.
This was after she allegedly complained to her husband about the behaviour of the child, whose details were not given in court. The child is her stepson.
Tshuma was not asked to plead to the offence and was remanded in custody to 3 September.
The court advised her to approach the High Court for bail.
The State led by Mr Malvern Nzombe would seek to prove that on 12 August while at Lukukwe area in Nyamandlovu, Tshuma had a misunderstanding with her husband Mr Lameck Tshuma.
Tshuma, of Forestry Commission Quarters in Nyamandlovu, Zimbabwe, allegedly complained about the son's behaviour and when Mr Tshuma left going to his bedroom, she picked an axe and followed him.
The court was told that she struck him once on the chin and he sustained a deep cut.
It is alleged that soon after allegedly committing the offence; Tshuma fled from her homestead and was arrested on Monday.
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