Former Amakorokoza actor allegedly stabs wife for arriving home late

Former Amakorokoza actor Aleck Zulu (44) who portrayed the character of the violent Skoro, appeared before Bulawayo Magistrate Ms Adelaide Mbeure facing a physical abuse charge and was remanded in custody to December 19.

He was arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife, Eunice Chikomba, with a knife and grabbing her by the neck before punching her several times on the mouth for arriving home late. He is also said to have threatened to disclose his wife’s HIV status to tabloid newspaper B-Metro.

Prosecuting Mr Nkathazo Dlodlo said on December 9 at around 11PM, Ms Chikomba arrived home and found Zulu already at home. Dlodlo said Zulu started insulting his wife and at the same time threatening to disclose her HIV status to B-Metro reporters. The court heard that Zulu also stabbed the complainant once on the right leg with the knife. Zulu’s friends from the arts industry pleaded with Ms Chikomba to drop the case to no avail.