Tekere accused of assault
NZPA Salisbury The Zimbabwe police are investigating allegations that Edgar Tekere, the Cabinet Minister charged with murder, assaulted the wife of a senator, a police spokesman has confirmed. Tekere, aged 43. who is Minister of Manpower, Planning, and Development, E alleged to have assaulted Margaret Tangwena. wife of Senator Rekayi TangweTia, on Sunday afternoon, authoritative sources, said. j “We can confirm that an! incident did take place and! that it is being investi-f
gated,” the official spokesman said. ...
Mrs Tangwena, who was living with her husband in a house owned by Tekere, in the suburb of St Martin’s, lodged a formal complaint with the police that the Minister assaulted her, the sources said. She was not badly hurt. •
The senator’s wife also reported the alleged theft of jewellery from the house by some of Tekere’s former guerrilla bodyguards, the sources said. Tekere and seven of his j bodyguards jointly.; 'charged with, the murder -of ia white farm
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