Farai Dziva|A Zvishavane man ran amok and severely assaulted his mother-in-law whom he accused of witchcraft.

Dickson Chatsauka (34) assaulted his 71-year-old mother-in- law Sarah Hadebe alleging that she advised his wife Kudzai Hadebe to lace his relish with a love potion meant to “tame him”.

Chatsuka had gone out with a friend to drink and he returned home late at night.He then discovered a lizard tail in his relish.

Chatsauka proceeded to her in-laws’ homestead and assaulted his mother-in-law using a switch that he plucked from a tree.

“Chatsauka returned from Matenda Growth Point and was offered supper by his wife. While enjoying the meal, he came across a lizard tail in his plate,” a local villager told a weekly publication.

“He interrogated his wife over the issue and she didn’t give him a satisfactory answer. Chatsauka threatened to kill her and that is when she admitted that she had been instructed by her mother to put the lizard tail as it was a strong love potion,” said the villager.