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Woman divorce hubby for being addicted to smoking cannabis
25 Feb 2016 at 00:52hrs | Views
A TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD business woman of Lusaka West has sued her husband addicted to smoking cannabis on grounds that he is insane and threatens to kill her.
Times of Zambia reported that Gorret Mwanza sued Raphael Kaunda, 40, of the same area for divorce after the two failed to resolve their marital disputes.
Mwanza testified in Court that her husband smoked cannabis and was a heavy drunkard who spent all his salary on alcohol.
She said her husband's continued smoking of ‘weed' had made him insane to an extent that he was taken to Chainama's mental rehabilitation centre.
Mwanza said her husband broke household goods whenever the couple differed, compelling the family to stay without most items, including a television set for fear that he might break the purchased ones.
"I am tired of this behaviour. For that reason, I cannot stay with this man anymore as our marriage has broken down irretrievably, he might end up killing me one day," she said.
Mwanza claimed that at one point, Kaunda took her to the bush at night and beat her up while boasting that as a former commando, he would kill her without any hesitation.
"Most of the times, my husband would beat me at night in my sleep. One day I might just die because I only have one life which I need to protect," she said.
In defence, Kaunda said he was not ready to be divorced since Mwanza was his second wife and denied being a cannabis smoker.
He claimed he was a good husband who forgave her when she committed adultery with their neighbour.
"How many times will I marry? I want to keep my children with Mwanza who is my second wife now after divorcing the first one," he said.
But the court granted the couple divorce and ordered the duo to share property acquired together while in marriage.
Times of Zambia reported that Gorret Mwanza sued Raphael Kaunda, 40, of the same area for divorce after the two failed to resolve their marital disputes.
Mwanza testified in Court that her husband smoked cannabis and was a heavy drunkard who spent all his salary on alcohol.
She said her husband's continued smoking of ‘weed' had made him insane to an extent that he was taken to Chainama's mental rehabilitation centre.
Mwanza said her husband broke household goods whenever the couple differed, compelling the family to stay without most items, including a television set for fear that he might break the purchased ones.
"I am tired of this behaviour. For that reason, I cannot stay with this man anymore as our marriage has broken down irretrievably, he might end up killing me one day," she said.
Mwanza claimed that at one point, Kaunda took her to the bush at night and beat her up while boasting that as a former commando, he would kill her without any hesitation.
"Most of the times, my husband would beat me at night in my sleep. One day I might just die because I only have one life which I need to protect," she said.
In defence, Kaunda said he was not ready to be divorced since Mwanza was his second wife and denied being a cannabis smoker.
He claimed he was a good husband who forgave her when she committed adultery with their neighbour.
"How many times will I marry? I want to keep my children with Mwanza who is my second wife now after divorcing the first one," he said.
But the court granted the couple divorce and ordered the duo to share property acquired together while in marriage.
Source - Times of Zambia
