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44-year-old Innocent Mabonza was involved in a domestic altercation with his wife, Ndemesa Zawadi, at an Old Franklin Road Apartment on August 3rd. When officers arrived on the scene, they noticed Zawadi standing outside with a ripped shirt that had blood on it. They also noticed that Zawadi had a cut on her nose and swelling on the right side of her face. Zawadi reported that her husband, Mabonza, had beat her up and put his hands around her neck. Zawadi claimed that when she came home from work, she found Mabonza drinking alcohol. Zawadi says that the incident occurred in the morning, and she walked away while he spoke with her. After this, Zawadi says that Mabonza followed her to her bedroom, outside, and back into the residence. Mabonza and Zawadi then began arguing, and when they went back into the residence, he started beating her, slapping her, and punching her in the face and neck area.
Officers then spoke to Mabonza, who told them he had injuries as well, which included a small cut to his hand, a burn on his knee, and a cut on his left side. Mabonza informed officers that he and Zawadi began arguing and pushing each other but admitted that he “was stronger than her” and got angry “because he is a man.” However, Zawadi told officers that these injuries were secondary as they came from her trying to get away from him. Zawadi also made statements such as “he beat me,” “he was punching me in the face and neck, and I am hurting,” and ” he punched me, and my tongue is swollen.” When asked where the blood on her shirt came from, Zawadi told officers it was from that day and that Mabonza was hurting her. Zawadi also says that Mabonza had grabbed her by her braided hair with one hand and put his other hand around her neck. She added that she was unable to breathe at the time he began strangling her. Zawadi says the cut on Mabonza was due to her trying to get away from him. Zawadi’s injuries consisted of a cut under her nose, swelling to the right of her face, cuts to the inside of her mouth and lips, and cuts to the outside of her mouth. Zawadi’s son, who was on the scene, reported that he did not see anything other than her lying on the floor after they were arguing. Mabonza was then deemed the primary aggressor, and he was taken into custody for aggravated assault.
Innocent Mabonza of Old Franklin Road in Antioch, TN, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on August 3rd, charged with aggravated assault. He is free on a $10,000 bond.
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