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Soldier refused sex for 6 years, seeks divorce
04 Dec 2013 at 06:31hrs | Views
AN ex-soldier who claims to have been refused sex for six years by his wife of 26 years has approached the Bulawayo magistrates' court seeking divorce.
Simon Moyo pleaded with magistrate Victor Mpofu to urgently annul his marriage to Rejoice Nyathi who however countered by saying he was trying to move in with a new lover.
Moyo pleaded with Mpofu, to immediately terminate his marriage and share out matrimonial property they acquired during the subsistence of the marriage.
"Your Honour this woman, Rejoice Nyathi is a violent person, extremely abusive and has on different occasions threatened my children whom I sired with my second wife," Moyo told Mpofu.
He added: "We have gone for six years without having sex. I therefore plead with this court to terminate our customary marriage. I also need an order for the distribution of the matrimonial property since we have lost all love and affection for each other."
Moyo also said his estranged wife had used his money to purchase two houses when he was still serving in the army and deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
"I cannot live with this cunning woman your worship as she has tricked me more than once. When I was in DRC she withdrew all my cash I would send her and used the money to buy two houses in Cowdray Park and Emganwini.
"Please order her to give me the house in Emganwini and she can have the one in Cowdray Park since it is registered in her name," he pleaded.
Nyathi however, vowed that she would not vacate the Emganwini house since her husband was planning to move in with another woman.
"Your Honour I have supported this man for the past 26 years. I managed to buy and develop our two houses while he was in DRC. He cannot expect me to leave my house in Emganwini because that is where my life is. If he wants a house out of this marriage, he should make use of our second house in Cowdray Park," said Nyathi.
"It is unfair for Moyo to claim complete ownership of the properties because I also run some businesses and helped in acquiring what we have. He has not been taking care of me and he can forget about taking away what I have worked for."
Ruling on the matter will be handed down on December 20, 2013.
Simon Moyo pleaded with magistrate Victor Mpofu to urgently annul his marriage to Rejoice Nyathi who however countered by saying he was trying to move in with a new lover.
Moyo pleaded with Mpofu, to immediately terminate his marriage and share out matrimonial property they acquired during the subsistence of the marriage.
"Your Honour this woman, Rejoice Nyathi is a violent person, extremely abusive and has on different occasions threatened my children whom I sired with my second wife," Moyo told Mpofu.
He added: "We have gone for six years without having sex. I therefore plead with this court to terminate our customary marriage. I also need an order for the distribution of the matrimonial property since we have lost all love and affection for each other."
Moyo also said his estranged wife had used his money to purchase two houses when he was still serving in the army and deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
"I cannot live with this cunning woman your worship as she has tricked me more than once. When I was in DRC she withdrew all my cash I would send her and used the money to buy two houses in Cowdray Park and Emganwini.
"Please order her to give me the house in Emganwini and she can have the one in Cowdray Park since it is registered in her name," he pleaded.
Nyathi however, vowed that she would not vacate the Emganwini house since her husband was planning to move in with another woman.
"Your Honour I have supported this man for the past 26 years. I managed to buy and develop our two houses while he was in DRC. He cannot expect me to leave my house in Emganwini because that is where my life is. If he wants a house out of this marriage, he should make use of our second house in Cowdray Park," said Nyathi.
"It is unfair for Moyo to claim complete ownership of the properties because I also run some businesses and helped in acquiring what we have. He has not been taking care of me and he can forget about taking away what I have worked for."
Ruling on the matter will be handed down on December 20, 2013.
Source - chronicle
