A Zimbabwean man has been spared jail time for killing his wife with a kitchen knife after he mistook her for a lion.
The Said Man Mr Godfrey Sibanda was spared imprisonment after High Court ruled that he was actually insane(A crace man). Mr Godfrey said in his defense “I saw her appearing as a lion so I grabbed a knife and stabbed the lion; I later realized that It was my wife that i just killed.”
Justice Mathonsi said, “Mr Godfrey should not be held responsible for his actions, because of his mental condition.
He Recommended that he should helped which ever way possible, therefore I see it fit not to send him back to jail but instead should be transferred to a mental institution.” It was also confirmed that Sibanda’s family had a history of mental illness.
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