A 44-YEAR-OLD Victoria Falls woman, who was arraigned before the courts facing allegations of poisoning her husband on two separate occasions after allegedly lacing his food with poison, has been acquitted.
Delight Munkuli was on May 28 dragged before Hwange regional magistrate Shepherd Mnjanja, who on Monday this week found her not guilty.
Munkuli, represented by Brian Robi from Sansole and Senda Legal Practitioners, had denied the charges.
It was the State’s case that Delight was married to Taitus Munkuli (50), of Aerodrome suburb in Victoria Falls.
Prosecutors alleged that on November 29, 2024, Munkuli served her husband food, after which he reportedly suffered stomach pains, headaches and began vomiting blood.
Despite the symptoms, he allegedly did not seek medical treatment at the time.
The State further alleged that on March 14 last year, Munkuli served her husband food, who, after about three hours, started vomiting blood and later sought medical attention at Parksmed Medical Centre, where it was reportedly confirmed that he had consumed poisonous food.
Investigators further alleged that during May 2025, the husband gained access to Delight’s cellphone and discovered WhatsApp conversations her female cousin sister, Mercy Masaidzi.
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According to court papers, the chats allegedly showed Masaidzi asking whether Delight had succeeded in poisoning her husband and she confirmed it.
The State also alleged that Masaidzi encouraged Delight to ensure that her husband consumed all the poison.
The WhatsApp conversations were reportedly printed and presented in court as evidence.
The matter was reported to police on May 3 last year, leading to Delight’s arrest while her husband was medically examined, with the medical report produced in court as part of the State evidence.
However, in denying the charges, Delight said the allegations were linked to a divorce battle, describing the case as a fabrication arising from an ongoing dispute.
She argued that the allegations were designed to spite her after she instituted divorce proceedings against her husband.
According to the defence papers, Delight filed for divorce at the High Court on March 25, 2025 and the matter is still pending.
The defence claimed that after the divorce action was filed, her husband, through his lawyers, indicated that he still loved her and wished to remain married, proposing counselling in an attempt to save the marriage.
She reportedly rejected the proposal, insisting on proceeding with the divorce to the chagrin of her husband who vowed to “fix her”, particularly regarding the sharing of matrimonial property.
Delight contended that the criminal allegations were being used to frustrate her and avoid resolving the couple’s matrimonial disputes.
She also rejected allegations that she used any illicit substance, charm or potion on her husband to influence his feelings or prevent extra-marital affairs.
Delight further denied responsibility for any illness her husband suffered, insisting that she had nothing to do with his condition.
