MASVINGO — An unscrupulous Masvingo woman’s bid to claim maintenance for her 15-month-old son from two men hit a brick wall yesterday after the plot was exposed in court.
Report by Tatenda Chitagu Own Correspondent
Prisca Muza (23), from Mucheke ‘A’ suburb, had appeared in court yesterday seeking a second maintenance order of $150 from Urayai Mutevedzi, a businessman from Nyika growth point.
Before granting the order, magistrate Jabulani Mzinyathi scanned through the court records and established that Muza had obtained a $40 maintenance order for the same child from Charles Rungano of Masvingo hardly two weeks earlier.
The initial order (case number M05/13) was granted by magistrate Sibonginkosi Mkandla on January 7 this year.
“The application is dismissed because applicant clearly demonstrated that the child is someone else’s.
“This is clearly stated in case number M05/13,” Mzinyathi said in his ruling.
Muza told the court that Rungano had advised her to make a second claim, but the latter denied the allegation.
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Mzinyathi blasted Muza for wasting the court’s time and also for attempting to double dip.
