A Zimbabwean man’s birthday took an unexpected turn when he discovered used c0ndoms in his matrimonial bedroom, sparking a fight that led in his wife hiring bouncers to beat him and remove him out of his home.
Kenias Zimbwa told the Harare Civil Court about his trauma, claiming that his wife, Chipiwa Taruona, enlisted two men, including her brother, a soldier, to attack him. He stated that the men beat him, left him bruised, and forced him to leave the house.
“I came home on my birthday to find used c0ndoms under my bed, and when I confronted her, she hired bouncers to attack me. One of the bouncers was her brother, who is a soldier. They attacked me, leaving me with bruises, and threw me out of the house while I was naked. My wife also once attacked me with a screwdriver four times,” Zimbwa told the court.
He further alleged that his wife had been depriving him of his marital rights for months while engaging in extramarital affairs. “I was hurt to know that my wife has been having extramarital affairs after starving me of s3x for months. She does not cook for me, and I am forced to sleep without a blanket or rather on the floor. I am scared that she will end up k!lling me. I wish the court could protect me,” he added.
Chipiwa, who claimed that Zimbwa had been assaulting her for years, acknowledged hiring the bouncers but maintained that it was an act of vengeance. For years, my partner has been sexually abusing me. She informed the judge, “I hired people to attack him.”
Magistrate Meenal Narotam, who presided over the case, gave Chipiwa a protection order after ruling in her favor. If Zimbwa felt intimidated, the magistrate suggested that he apply for protection on his own.
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