Marry Mubaiwa, the former wife of Zimbabwe’s vice‑president, was freed from custody after a legal case against her collapsed.
Mubaiwa had been held on remand for seven years following a 2019 charge that she had attempted to murder her then‑husband. The case, which had been pending for years, was dismissed, leading to her release.
She was detained for the duration of the investigation and trial proceedings, which ultimately failed to secure a conviction. The collapse of the prosecution’s case meant that the court could no longer sustain her imprisonment.
Details of the alleged incident and the identity of the vice‑president remain undisclosed in the public record. The court’s decision to release Mubaiwa was announced after the charges were deemed unsubstantiated.
Her release marks the end of a protracted legal ordeal that began in 2019 and saw her detained for an extended period without a final verdict.
<small>Source: BBC News — read the original story there.</small>
