Maintenance woes dog ‘superdad’ cop
A POLICE officer who sired five children with four women has been dragged to court for the upkeep of one of the children.
Ms Nontobeko Sibanda was demanding $150 from Lazarus Muzamba for the upkeep of their three-yearold child.
“He does not contribute to his child’s life. I am requesting $150 for child support,” she said. Muzamba offered $50. “I earn $358 after deductions. I am married and I have two children with my wife. I have five children in total and they all depend on me. I am paying $100 maintenance for one of the children. I cannot afford $150, I can only give her $50,” he said.
Ms Sibanda told the court that she only knew of two of the children Muzamba has with his wife.
Muzamba failed to account for one of the children saying the child is not registered in his name.
“I have three birth certificates with me. One of the children is registered in her mother’s name which makes it difficult to prove to the court that he is my child,” he said.
Bulawayo magistrate Mr Sheunesu Matova ordered Muzamba to pay $60 for the upkeep of his minor child and that the money will be deducted from his salary.
“Your pay slip here shows that the $100 you are paying is deducted from your salary. This means you had been defaulting. Therefore you are ordered to pay $60 for the upkeep of your minor child and the money will be deducted from your salary,” he said.—@YUshamba.
both aged three-years-old.
“The children’s mother left them with the man while she went to the city centre. The man entered into the spare bedroom where they were playing and pushed the child onto the bed. When she cried he threatened to cut off her head,” she said. “The two younger children ran and hid under a small table. He raped the child and she did not tell anyone about the matter until after two days.”
The prosecutor said she started complaining that she was experiencing pain on her private parts.
“Her mother checked the minor and discovered puss coming out of her privates. The child disclosed what her uncle had done to her and he was arrested,” she said.—@ MondelaC