Hubby snatcher fined $100

Letwin Mubonesi
FOR sending an abusive message to her boyfriend’s wife in breach of a standing court order backfired for a Mutare woman after she was fined $100 by a Mutare magistrate.

Tariro Pajoni (21) pleaded guilty to breaching a court order that restrained her from contacting her boyfriend’s wife, Melody Mutasa with the intention of insulting her or causing violence.

The order was made at Mutare Civil Courts after Mutasa approached the court praying for a protection order, alleging that Pajoni was in the habit of insulting her using vulgar text messages.

The order was granted in favour of Mutasa.

Senior magistrate, Mrs Sekai Chiundura, presided over the matter, while Mr Fletcher Karombe prosecuted.

It was the State’s case that on December 1, 2015 at Nyamajuru Primary School, Pajoni sent an abusive message to Mutasa threatening her. She threatened to send people to assault her at Marymount Teachers’ College where she resides.

The sent message reads: (“Vanhu endai kumatests nguva ichiripo, kuonda kudaro hanzi chiiko ko, iye Talent mwana mudiki kuperezeka, ndine hurombo. Handiite makwikwi nehure kana nechembere, usaone zvako ndichidai murume waunoti wako iyeye ndiye akandipa mvumo. Gore rino hariperi usati wachema neni. I have no mercy nemboko”)

“Go and get tested while there is time since you are losing weight. Your child Talent is so frail. I do not compete with an old woman and a prostitute. Your husband gave me the permission to do as I wish with you. Before year-end I will do something that will make you weep. I have no mercy with a fool,” said Pajoni.

Asked to explain what made her to commit the offence, Pajoni told the court that she was just replying to the messages she was receiving from Mutasa.

“I was in love with her husband. I am heavily pregnant and about to give birth. She used to send me hurtful messages and I was not replying them. She is now hurt because I replied some of her messages,” said Pajoni.

Mrs Chiundura advised her to desist from that behaviour and ordered her to pay $100 fine.

“You are ordered to pay $100 fine and failure to pay you will serve 60 days imprison.

Crime does not pay Miss Pajoni. However, you have to desist from that bad behaviour. If she had provoked you, you should have reported her to the police,” said Mrs Chiundura.