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Ivan Zhakata Court Reporter
A distressed Harare woman is seeking protection from her husband whom she alleges brutally assaults her by pressing her head against the wall and dragging her over rough surfaces. Hazel Murara told Harare Civil Court magistrate Mrs Barbra Mateko on Friday that her husband, Alois Mahumuda, had a “spirit of death” as he behaved like he was possessed whenever he assaulted her.
She said during the assaults, Mahumuda verbally abuses her using obscene language and calling her a prostitute. “He is in the habit of beating me, pressing my head against the wall and dragging me around the house on rough edges, leaving me bruised all over my body,” said Murara. “I now want him to leave my house because he harasses me and threatens to kill me if I tell people about his abuse. I am no longer feeling safe in my own house.”
Mahumuda did not deny his wife’s allegations, neither did he deny the granting of a protection order against him. Mrs Mateko ordered Mahumuda to stop the physical and verbal abuse and to keep peace towards his wife.
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