Marry Mubaiwa has challenged the eligibility of the magistrate presiding over the matter where she is accused of attempting to kill her ex husband VP Chiwenga.

The trial failed to take off on Friday after she challenged the court’s jurisdiction.

Through her lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, Mubaiwa refused to have her court heard by a local magistrate stating that the incident allegedly took place in Pretoria.

Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka failed to hand down the ruling and postponed the matter to next Friday.