Thabitha Khumalo Injured In Robbery Attack
The MDC Alliance National Chairperson Thabitha Khumalo was on Saturday injured in a brutal attack by two unknown assailants at her Saurcetown house in Bulawayo.
Khumalo was rushed to a local health facility after she was stabbed in the palm and also severely assaulted on her knees and head by a knobkerrie.
The assailants also seized her electronic devices including her cellphones, TV, and laptop. Speaking to NewZimbabwe.com later on Saturday, Khumalo said the attack took place around 4 AM. She said:
Two men broke into my house this morning around 4 am. I was going to the toilet when the intruders confronted me and asked the whereabouts of Honourable Khumalo.
When I told them that I did not know her whereabouts they sprayed an unknown substance in my face and started assaulting me all over my legs including my knees.
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Right now, I cannot even walk or breathe properly. My face is also itching because of the spray.
Khumalo, a former Bulawayo East legislator, was alone when she was attacked. She suspected that the attack was politically motivated. She said:
It seems these people had a clear mission to abduct me. They specifically asked to see me. It seems they did not recognise me because these days. I have changed my complexion a bit.
In a tweet on Saturday, MDC-A Bulawayo province suggested that Khumalo was attacked by State agents. It said:
BREAKING: @mdczimbabweNational Chairperson, Thabitha Khumalo hospitalised after attack by suspected state agents in the early hours of the morning. TV, three cell phones & a laptop seized. Modus operandi is similar to July 31, 2020 abductions @nelsonchamisa #ZimbabweanLivesMatter.
However, in a statement wishing Khumalo a speedy recovery, the party’s official Twitter handle said she was attacked by robbers. The tweet read:
We wish our National Chair, Hon. Thabitha Khumalo, a speedy recovery. She was violently attacked by robbers at her home in Bulawayo yesterday in suspicious circumstances. Get well soon, our warrior queen!