A 30-year-old businesswoman has admitted in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that she assaulted local farmer, Maria Zileni Zaloumis, popularly known for her successful tomato farming business, when the two were in a fight.

Mubaba Mangilashi is alleged to have assaulted Maria on September 15, this year, occasioning her actual bodily harm after she allegedly found her husband in Maria’s house.

The story of Mubaba and Maria had recently made rounds on social media, alleging that Maria grabbed Mubaba’s husband, Justin Phiri.

According to a Facebook posting by Mubaba, she confirmed having engaged in a physical fight with Maria after she found her husband in Maria’s house, a person she considered as her mentor and friend.