A CHITUNGWIZA woman yesterday approached the civil court seeking a protection order from her abusive husband who is the habit of assaulting her with a sjambok.
Vimbai Marufu
Doren Tafirenyika told Chitungwiza magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa that her husband of 19 years, Augustine Makata, insults and beats her because she miscarried during her first pregnancy.
“He has a habit of spitting on my face and insults and beats me because I had a miscarriage on my first pregnancy,” she said. “He assaults me using a sjambok, bottles, or a pocket knife and phones his girlfriends in my presence.”
Makata, however, denied the allegations, but conceded to keeping a sjambok and pocket knife in his car.
“I have never assaulted her. I wanted to strike her with the sjambok recently after a misunderstanding, but I missed her and hit our child instead,” he said.
Magistrate Gofa granted Tafirenyika the protection order.
