stunned a Gweru court when smeared himself with human waste all over his
body apparently in a bid to evade trial.
The incident, which was witnessed by a Gweru journalist, occurred on
Wednesday when Joseph Jembere of House Number 3524, Oriole Crescent in
Northlea, Gweru, disrupted court proceedings as everyone present could
not cope with the foul smell.
The police had a torrid time bringing Jembere to court from the police
holding cells after he soiled himself while on his way to the court.
Witnesses said Jembere took his waste and smeared it all over the body
while refusing to get into the court room.
“Jembere soiled himself while he was being force marched to the court by
the police. He then smeared himself with the waste,” said an eyewitness.
Business was temporarily brought to a halt at the magistrate’s court
when Jembere refused to get into the court room.
Once inside, Jembere refused to stand in the dock where he was to face
magistrate Judith Taruvinga.
The magistrate was forced to postpone the matter indefinitely before
plea recommending that Jembere undergoes a psychiatric examination.
For the state, Gracious Rongai alleged that on Sunday 2 November 2014, the complainant,Eshwet Dube, was travelling along the streets of Gweru when he saw Jembere chasing after a group of people. Rongai told the court that Dube
then saw Jembere throwing a stone at his car smashing the windscreen.
Dube stopped his car and effected a citizen’s arrest on Jembere before
force marching him to the police station.- Chronicle
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