Woman wins protection against abusive ex-hubby

A MUTARE woman has approached the courts seeking protection from her ex-husband whom she accuses of abusing her physically and verbally.

Ms Talent Zviripi appeared before magistrate Ms Nyasha Kuture seeking protection from Witness Chinyamunzore.

She appealed to the court to stop her ex-husband from visiting her at Marymount Teachers’ College, her workplace in Mutasa and her parents’ home in Dora.

She also requested the court to bar her ex-husband from assaulting and insulting her every time he saw her with a man.

When probed on the reason behind this conduct, the complainant indicated that her ex-husband did not want to accept her decision to terminate their relationship.

She pointed out that the respondent was now re-married. She said that in January the respondent assaulted her and damaged her eardrum.

She produced a medical report. In his defence, Chinyamunzore said he assaulted his ex-wife after he found her with a lover at a lodge in January.

He confessed that he assaulted and damaged her eardrum after discovering the complainant’s infidelity.

Chinyamunzore said he was not opposed to his ex-wife’s application but requested the court to grant a reciprocal order since he was also a victim.

He claimed that the complaint had on several occasions fabricated stories of rape and kidnapping to fix him.

“If the protection order is granted to the complainant, Your Worship, my fear is she might use it to fabricate more stories against me.’’

Ms Kuture refused to issue a reciprocal order after the respondent failed to demonstrate how granting his ex-wife a protection order would prejudice him.

She issued a protection order in favour of the complainant saying claims of immorality against her were sufficient grounds for the courts to grant the order.