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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86456, member: 27"] A Gweru cop walked free after a magistrate ruled his ex-girlfriend cooked up assault charges because he dumped her and wouldn't put a ring on it. The acquittal and the court's reasoning [LIST] [*]Arnoby Mapera, 44, faced assault allegations brought by Benhilda Furusa at Gweru Magistrate's Court. [*]Magistrate Blessing Makaripe found the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. [*]The court determined Furusa fabricated the charges out of revenge and frustration. [*]Mapera's lawyer, Esau Mandipa of Mandipa, Makwara and Chikukwa, represented him successfully. [/LIST] What triggered Furusa's alleged retaliation campaign [LIST] [*]Mapera ended their relationship and started dating someone else last year. [*]Furusa showed up for a sleepover, then refused to leave while claiming wife status. [*]Mapera moved out, leaving her behind at his ZRP Mkoba Police Camp residence. [*]She began stalking him at Gweru Central Police Station, demanding marriage publicly. [/LIST] The escalating harassment tactics Furusa allegedly deployed [LIST] [*]Furusa traveled to Mapera's rural home at Lowlands Farm in Marondera uninvited. [*]His relatives at Plot 21 rejected her when she introduced herself as his wife. [*]She threatened to get him kicked out of the Zimbabwe Republic Police. [*]Furusa started harassing Mapera's new girlfriend while still pushing for marriage herself. [/LIST] How the assault allegations unfolded [LIST] [*]Mapera secured a peace order against Furusa before she filed charges. [*]Prosecutor Melodious Kavenga claimed the incident happened in October after a commuter omnibus trip. [*]The State alleged Mapera slapped Furusa once, then continued assaulting her at home. [*]Medical examination showed no visible injuries, and the court found the case inconsistent. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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