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A HARARE woman says she paid a divorce token to her former husband over his violent conduct.
The pair has been having endless fights.
The former lovers have since sought protection orders against each other.
Last week, they had a fight in which the estranged husband, Canaan Chihwerera, 47, burnt clothes worth US$25, belonging to Emmaculate Jinga, 39.
The matter has since been reported at Southlea Park Police Station under RRB number RRB5187778.
Narrating her ordeal, Emmaculate said she was now living in fear.
“We stay at the same house with my ex-husband.
“He recently burnt my clothes worth US$25 and I am no longer comfortable because he also threatens me with death.
“Canaan verbally abuses me, we are sharing the house, but he never contributed in the construction of the house, I cannot continue to tolerate that nonsense at all.
“I have everything to prove and he should move out and start his own life rather than becoming a problem,” she said.
Added Emmaculate:
“He took his protection order as a counter move after mine expired.
“I informed his mother about this latest development.
“I am scared kuti zvinozosvika kupi kana munhu atanga kupisa hembe, I gave him a divorce token.
“I even came across some funny stuff used for rituals and I am now fed up wit him.”
She said they divorced in 2016.
“I cannot continue staying with a person who takes drug and is very abusive.
“We divorced in 2016, under Customary Marriage, and akangobvisa tsvakirai kuno chete.
“I gave him gupuro.
“He takes drugs into the house, he needs rehabilitation and he should be helped by his family.”
In his response, Canaan said:
“Yes, we had our conflicts and I also contributed in building this house.
“Our conflicts started when I saw that our house was registered in her name.
“The registration process occurred when I was in South Africa and when I came back, I tried to address this issue but I am still facing some challenges.
“I am not even drinking water or eating anything at that house, I fear that she might poison me,” he said.
Added Canaan:
“She is the one threatening me with death threats and I also took a protection order at both home and my workplace.
“I sometimes take drugs as a way of relieving stress.
“My ex-wife is like a sister to me, I cannot mistreat her.
“I don’t even care if I see her with 20 boyfriends, because we divorced.
“I am staying at our house because I also contributed a lot towards its construction.”
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter