Gogo Plaxedes Mashasha has been remanded in custody after she was charged for not reporting the death of her husband. She has since demanded a lawyer. She is expected back at the Chitungwiza Magistrates’ Court today for bail application.
H Metro reports that Gogo Mashasha left her ailing husband,
Gideon, 80, in the house in the care of her son, Grant, who is believed to be
mentally challenged. On her return, she found her husband dead and stayed with
the body until it reached an advanced stage of decomposition. She was arrested
on Monday after a man hired to repair something at the house was greeted by the
stench of the decomposing body and informed neighbours.
Grant was found hiding in the ceiling, which police had to break into to get him down. There was also drama at the court when Gogo arrived carrying a bag with her son’s nails. “Hanzi inzara dzakachekwa pamwana wangu Grant dzandirikurongedza. I asked her if the nails were necessary and she surrendered them to me,” an officer told a senior cop.
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