CHITUNGWIZA General Hospital clinical director, Patrick Dhliwayo was last week sentenced to 25 days in prison for criminally insulting and assaulting nurses at Zengeza Clinic. Dhliwayo (45) was, however, spared a custodial term after Chitungwiza magistrate, Francis Mapfumo gave him the option to pay a $500 fine.
BY PAIDAMOYO MUZULU
The court heard that Dhliwayo criminally insulted Sekai Madziyanhiyo, a nurse at Zengeza Clinic, on February 17, 2017, by labelling her a prostitute and threatening to fire her for allegedly ill-treating his sick relative.
On the second count on the same day and place, Dhliwayo assaulted a student nurse, Allen Chapfunya, who was serving a patient, by pulling him by the collar and pushing him against the wall allegedly for injecting the patient without supervision from a qualified nurse.
Dhliwayo, who was represented by lawyer Harrison Nkomo, denied both charges, but was convicted after a full trial.
In his defence, Dhliwayo had argued that he had been provoked and acted in anger.
“I obviously got angry and reminded her (Madziyanhiyo) that I was not after prostitution and the lady in question was my [younger] sister. I also reminded them that I was their senior, as I had introduced myself and deserved respect,” he said.
Dhliwayo added that he reacted angrily to Chapfunya after he walked away from him while they were talking.
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“I followed him and pulled him back by the arm upon which he snapped back at me in anger. I also reacted angrily and warned them that their conduct could lead to work terminations,” he said.
Ntombikayise Nleya prosecuted.
