By A Correspondent- A Shamva man who could not stomach the thought of not having sex with his wife for one night will spend the next three months without getting his conjugal rights after he was jailed by a Bindura magistrate for severely assaulting his wife.

Emmanuel Chihuta aged 56 assaulted his better half after she refused to have sex with him arguing that she was not feeling well.

Chihuta (56), of Rather dale farm, Shamva, will spend three months behind bars after the magistrate Maria Msika conditionally suspended six months of the nine-month sentence.

Prosecutor Tariro Janhi said on August 17 at around 10pm, the man had a misunderstanding with his wife Plaxedes Makiti over conjugal rights. The wife refused to sleep with him that night because of back pain.

Chihuta flew into a rage accusing his wife of being a prostitute before assaulting her with a stick, punching, clapping and kicking her several times all over the body. 

Makiti sustained a swollen face and back due to the assault.- Standard