Langton Kuronga,32, from Macheke, sustained severe burns on the chest when his wife poured hot cooking oil on him after squandering a $1 he had been given to buy relish, .
It is alleged that Kuronga was sent by his wife, Emma Ali,28, to buy pork at the shops, but he coverted the money to buy beer.
Kuronga returned home drunk resulting in an argument with Ali. It is alleged that Ali poured about a litre of hot cooking oil on him while he slept.
Emma Ali (28), of Matanda village in Murewa, pleaded guilty to charges of inflicting grievous bodily harm on her husband, Kuronga.
Ali was sentenced to perform 280 hours of community service at St Columbus Primary School in Macheke.
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