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PSYCHO DAD, WHO BATTERED SON WITH WIRE, FEELS THE HEAT

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THE ex-cop, whose video battering his 10-year-old son with bricks and a wire went viral on social media leading to his arrest, has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to the ill treatment of a minor.

Knowell Muzenda, 39, appeared before Harare magistrate, Ayanda Dhlamini, who remanded him in custody to today for sentencing.

The court heard that on October 6, in Eastview, Muzenda sent his son to buy spaghetti at a nearby tuckshop.

The boy returned later than expected.

This did not go down well with Muzenda who then assaulted him with a black rubber rope, a wire, and bricks.

The boy sustained a swollen left cheek, bruises on the back, a swollen right leg and pain all over his body.

National police spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi, thanked the public for using social media positively leading to Muzenda’s arrest.

The Department of Child Social Services immediately offered to take the victim and Muzenda’s other three children to a safer place following the incident.

In a statement, the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare said:

“Reference is made to a video clip that was circulated on various social media platforms depicting a male adult recorded while physically assaulting a child with various objects.

“The Ministry of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare, working the Zimbabwe Republic Police, took immediate action and jointly intervened on the case.

“Resultantly, the child was immediately rescued from the abusive home environment to a place of safety in terms of Section 14 of the Children’s Act.

“Upon removal, the child was assisted to access a compressive package of survivor-centred therapeutic services to ensure restoration of his physical, psychological and social functioning.”

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