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Tendai Gukutikwa
Weekender Reporter
A DRAMATIC scene unfolded at Chief Mutasa’s community court last Saturday when Agnes Mutize — a married woman accused of infidelity — grabbed her brother-in-law’s private parts in a packed courtroom.
The bold move was part of her defence, as she claimed the brother-in-law — not the man she was accused of adultery with — was her real lover.
The accusations began when Agnes’s husband, Kelvin Mutize, dragged her to court, alleging that he had caught her in bed with an alleged lover, Christopher Makoni.
However, Agnes shifted the narrative, and grabbed her husband’s unidentified older brother by his private parts, asserting that he was her lover for the past five years, not Makoni.
Her hubby’s older brother allegedly helped Kelvin expose the alleged affair.
“When my husband dumped me, we became lovers. We had consensual intimacy.
“He knows my naked body. I can even describe him inside out. We slept together for four years. He told me that his younger brother would not come back for me.
“I only stopped seeing him when I realised that he was financially milking me. All he wanted was sex. If he denies it, bring a prophet to prove it spiritually” she screaming, while clinging to him as stunned court officials battled to restrain her.
“It was only in April that Makoni came into the picture, but it was my brother-in-law, who lured me into the cheating club for the past five years,” she declared.
Kelvin, however, told the court that he was used to Mutize’s theatrics, and dismissed the claims that she had slept with his brother.
“She claims she has slept with all my relatives as a way to silence them, and make sure they do not side with me out of fear — but she is a drama queen,” he said.
The brother, however, shoved Agnes away, and would not stop laughing uncomfortably as the drama unfolded.
The court attendants had had a torrid time to physically separate the two, while Chief Mutasa banged his rode of authority on the floor, calling for order.
The court session saw emotions flying high as Kelvin, who had dragged his wife Agnes and Makoni to answer to charges of adultery and moral misconduct, defended his brother vigorously.
Kelvin said trouble began early last month when rumours surfaced that his wife was involved in an extramarital affair with Makoni.
“On September 4, I received a call from my brother in Honde Valley, asking if I had heard that my wife was cheating on me. I work and stay in Mutare, while my family and wife stay in Honde Valley.
“A few days later, my 16-year-old son phoned me, and said there was a man who had replaced me at home. He said the man was also bathing with my wife. I was heartbroken,” said Kelvin.
He said he teamed up with his brother and devised a plan to catch the alleged lovebirds in the act.
“People in the community were talking about them — even children knew about it. Informants told us that the two had finished bathing together and were at Makoni’s tuckshop.
“We went there, knocked, and asked for beer. When I mentioned my name, they switched off the lights and tried to flee,” he said, adding that his wife later turned confrontational.
“When I got home, she shouted at me, saying Makoni was not her only lover, and that none of our children were mine, because I have a low sperm count and erectile dysfunction. She went to the village head and lied that we had assaulted her,” said the visibly emotional Kelvin.
He said Agnes also burnt their 16-year-old son’s clothes and threatened to poison him for exposing her.
“She told him he would die for revealing the secret. All I wanted was peace in my home,” he said tearfully.
Kelvin also told the court that his wife had a four-year-old child, conceived while he was away working in Mutare for more than five years.
However, the alleged lover denied the allegations.
“I was never in that tuckshop with her. Maybe she was with someone else. I have never shared a bath with her or had an affair with her,” he said flatly.
Agnes gave a different account, claiming her husband had abandoned her, and that she was merely working for Makoni.
“I work at Makoni’s tuckshop, but I was alone that day. My husband left me years ago. Since 2020, he has never been back home, and I only want to live peacefully. He has a protection order against me, and since 2015, we have not been in love,” she said.
Her 16-year-old son (name withheld), however, took the stand and delivered a tearful testimony that moved the court.
“I saw everything. They would bath together and sleep in the same room at my father’s homestead in our presence. I was scared and confused. When I told my father, my mother burnt my clothes and said she would kill me. I just want peace and my parents to stop fighting,” he said.
After hearing all testimonies and the emotional outbursts, Chief Mutasa ruled that Makoni, despite his denials, must pay three beasts to Kelvin as compensation for sleeping with his wife.
Chief Mutasa warned the couple against immorality and disrespecting marriage vows.
“This generation has lost respect for the sanctity of marriage,” charged Chief Mutasa.
