Jealousy can lead one into deep trouble if not properly monitored.
This was proved at Plumtree magistrates courts on Friday where a husband was convicted of assaulting his wife over a late phone call she received.
Nicholas Ndlovu (36) pleaded guilty to the charge before magistrate Joshua Nembaware.
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Nembaware sentenced Ndlovu to 13 months in jail and comditionally suspended the sentence to 210 hours of community service.
Prosecutor Selestine Madziwa told the court that Brenda Mpala received a call from a man she called her brother at night and her husband suspected her of cheating on him.
A misunderstanding arose before the husband took an axe handle which he used to assault the wife.
