IN an incident that left many people in the city centre shell-shocked, a Gweru businessman reportedly assaulted a blind man over a bottle teat valued at US$2.
The incident happened between Sixth Street and Robert Mugabe Way near Chicken Inn around 4pm on Wednesday.
A witness, Mr Samuel Zhou, said a blind man, led by his son aged three years, entered Value Chain Supermarket and started moving around the shop.“In the process, the boy picked the bottle teat from the shelves and started chewing it. The pair then left the shop as the blind man was not aware that the child had picked the teat,” he said.
Mr Zhou said the shop-owner only identified as Mr Mushonga followed the blind man and demanded money for the bottle teat.He said the blind man tried to explain to Mr Mushonga that he was not aware that the child had picked the teat.
Mr Zhou said the blind man pleaded with Mr Mushonga, saying he was sorry for what the child did but he did not have the money to pay for the teat, but Mr Mushonga could not buy the story.
He instead started insulting the blind man, accusing him of encouraging his child to steal. The altercation attracted the attention of the blind man’s wife who is also blind who was waiting for the pair outside the shop.
According to another witness, Mrs Nomsa Nkomazana, the wife tried to plead with Mr Mushonga but again he refused to budge.This, she said, prompted the woman to offer her cellphone as surety while the couple looked for the US$2 to pay for the damaged teat, but Mr Mushonga would have none of it.
He instead punched the blind man on the nose and he started bleeding profusely and members of the public who were around reportedly threatened to mete out instant justice on Mr Mushonga who ran away and locked himself in his office.
Asked to comment, Mr Mushonga who refused to disclose his first name confirmed the “theft” of the bottle teat but denied assaulting the blind man. Mr Mushonga said in fact it was the blind man who was threatening to assault him with his “stick”.
“When I realised he was violent, I took him to the police so those people claiming that I assaulted him just want to tarnish my image,” he said.
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is this a real businessman .
Comment by mopao — January 30, 2010 @ 1:42 pm
tipeiwo nyaya kwadzo mhani, tsuro ndigudo ndozvadiiko
Comment by sigobogo watuvhi jamus — January 30, 2010 @ 8:47 pm
What was he doing in the shop…..
U take advantage because u blind
Comment by Solo — January 31, 2010 @ 11:54 am
imari yemushonga chete how could he be so mad ne $2 chaiyo isnt it that the blind man’s wife offered her cellphone as surety that they will give him his $2 and he refused, gods have mercy.
Comment by true zimbo — February 1, 2010 @ 8:08 am
Only God knows the truth.
Comment by Svirimoni — February 1, 2010 @ 8:34 am
eish he has no manners but we should not condone the stealing… these new business people should be taught how to have a better public image. imagine maybe he used usd5 for fuel, spend 3hrs explaining the situation, a lot on public sprucing just for usd3 teat bottle…haahaha!
Comment by Anonymous — February 1, 2010 @ 9:16 am
this businesss man is a shame
Comment by blaJonso — February 1, 2010 @ 10:51 am
Muchatongwa vaMushonga woo-o. Mabusiness aya ndezvepano pasi kudenga you will go naked. Tichasanganiswa ikoko kumusoro nhiya.
Comment by Mai Wilex — February 1, 2010 @ 2:27 pm
Mangwana ndiwewo Mushonga
Comment by Svirimoni — February 1, 2010 @ 9:04 pm
l feel sorry for Mr Mushonga,
Comment by Clemence sakala — February 2, 2010 @ 9:47 am
Oh my lovely city Gwelo…who are these MUSHONGA business people who have invaded our once lovely city…even the Asians used to donate things to the power and blind ..ava vekuponda …igukurahundi ngadzokere kwavo kuma Zezuru kwete GWERU……we dont kill for money in the city….
Comment by tinashe Zhou — February 2, 2010 @ 6:44 pm
well why would he be doing in the shop yet he dindt have money it may have been planned
Comment by bhekizitha — February 4, 2010 @ 12:05 am
Bussiness man shungu, how could he do such a thing? A 3yr old 4 that matter, who does not even know his left or right, its juss a child and the father is blind, this Mushonga man is mean and heartless, im sure he belongs to ZANU PF, his heart is mad of stone.
i dont support stealing but this 3yr old is going thru a lot already for that age, pls we must be human.ndapedza zvangu asi Mushonga uyu ka……
Comment by Adam Eva — February 4, 2010 @ 1:13 am
ah Mushonga haaite , murume bofu uyu anonamata ndikuudzeyi, dai akadamburwa musoro chaiwo. haasi rite mushonga ndibvunzii ini?
Comment by mabhiza — February 5, 2010 @ 12:58 am
Brari shi.t Mushonga.
Comment by Shungu — February 5, 2010 @ 6:50 pm
Idzi ndidzo nyambo dzinokodza moyo dzeMukwayedza chaidzo. Hapana nyaya apa. Nothing like that happened.
Comment by wasu panet — February 14, 2010 @ 12:12 pm
Chete muZimbabwe munhu wese wese ava kungonzi businessman zve, chero vanotengesa midzanga pakona peStreet kana zvoreportwa kwahi “businessman”. Tibvirwe apo, vana Mushonga nyaraiwo mhani!!!
Comment by Chikende — February 16, 2010 @ 4:00 pm
ko vablind maaiindepi ko zvamusina kuzobuda nechamaida kutenga wani??, this was planned for sure!
Comment by Chazezesa — February 27, 2010 @ 1:55 pm
$2….kunyange $5 ndirimuzvinhabhizimusi ndowanikwa ndichibuda ziya ndichivava chaizvo nana vanhu vacho vaipengerwa…..Robert hona zvawavakuitisa manje.
Comment by maenzanise — February 28, 2010 @ 6:58 am