Malawi Police has arrested John Yasini in Mchinji after he battered
his 18 year old wife whom he suspected of cheating. Linda Phulani, was severely beaten with
chains and steel rods. She lost a lot of blood and will need blood transfusion and
an operation on the wounds. Linda said she was beaten because she went
to see her friend without her husband’s consent.
Since she got married in January, 2015, John hasn’t allowed her to
visit friends. Last Thursday, she went to visit a neighbor, when she
came back the husband accused her of going out with other men and beat
her. Linda’s father Willy Phulani, said: “Our daughter eloped
with the man without our consent and we have been hearing reports that
she was in an abusive marriage. We sent relatives to check on her, but
she assured them that she was fine.”
John will now be charged with unlawful wounding in court next week.
He said: “I am a good person and have never committed any crime in my
life I did not intend to harm my wife; it is the work of the devil. I
wish her well, in fact am the one who took her to a local clinic in our
area when I saw her injuries.”
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