AN attendant at Mutare City Council’s swimming pool in Sakubva appeared before magistrate Sekai Chiundura yesterday facing a culpable homicide charge after he allegedly caused a minor child to drown last month. OBEY MANAYITI STAFF REPORTER
Jealous Muzvongi (33) was remanded to November 11 for trial and he is on free bail.
Charges against him are that he acted negligently when he failed to save the deceased, Amos Ndlovu, from drowning at Sakubva Swimming Pool.
It is the State’s case that on September 27 this year, Ndlovu and his friend went to swim and was let in the facility by a cashier after making their payment.
They did not see the accused and just proceeded into the pool where over 50 other children were swimming.
During the time they were swimming, the State alleges that the deceased saw a certain boy swimming past 4,6 feet deep and tried to follow, but he failed.
He started drowning and his friend tried to help, but also failed to rescue him.
His unidentified friend started calling for the life saver, but he [life saver] was nowhere in sight.
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According to the State, one Tendai Marima then dived into the pool and retrieved the deceased’s body.
Munzvongi later showed up and allegedly tried to render first aid, but his efforts were futile.
He then organised for transport to take the juvenile to Sakubva Polyclinic where Ndlovu was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The State alleges that Muzvongi was negligent in that he allowed over 50 children to swim in a pool suitable for only 15 to 20 people and that he was not in suitable lifesaving clothes ready to carry out his mandate at the material time.
It is further alleged that he was negligent in that he did not give advice to the deceased not to swim in deep waters as well as that he failed to react swiftly to the incident.
Cuthbert Bhosha prosecuted.
