Police in Mzimba have today arrested 25-year-old Lusungu Phungwayo who was captured in a video assaulting an elderly woman such that she fell into a grave.
On the day of the incident, the woman Christina Mphanda was forced to bury the dead body of her daughter in-law at Mandala Zimba village in the area of Inkosi Kampingo Sibande.
Nphande was being ill-treated on allegations that she bewitched her daughter in-law who died in South Africa recently and her remains were brought home for burial.
In a video which went viral on social media, a man is seen slapping Mphande. The old woman fell down and ended up in the grave containing the coffin carrying the remains of her daughter in-law.
Mzimba police spokesman Peter Botha said they have since charged Phungwayo with a case of assault, causing bodily harm and calling a person a witch.
Police also arrested 20 other following the abuse of the elderly woman. The other suspects are answering charges of inciting violence.
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