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Woman claims maintenance from two men
24 Jan 2013 at 07:03hrs | Views
An unscrupulous Masvingo woman's bid to claim maintenance for her 15-month-old son from two men hit a brick wall yesterday after the plot was exposed in court.
Prisca Muza (23), from Mucheke 'A' suburb, had appeared in court yesterday seeking a second maintenance order of $150 from Urayai Mutevedzi, a businessman from Nyika growth point.
Before granting the order, magistrate Jabulani Mzinyathi scanned through the court records and established that Muza had obtained a $40 maintenance order for the same child from Charles Rungano of Masvingo hardly two weeks earlier.
The initial order (case number M05/13) was granted by magistrate Sibonginkosi Mkandla on January 7 this year.
"The application is dismissed because applicant clearly demonstrated that the child is someone else's.
"This is clearly stated in case number M05/13," Mzinyathi said in his ruling.
Muza told the court that Rungano had advised her to make a second claim, but the latter denied the allegation.
Mzinyathi blasted Muza for wasting the court's time and also for attempting to double dip.
Prisca Muza (23), from Mucheke 'A' suburb, had appeared in court yesterday seeking a second maintenance order of $150 from Urayai Mutevedzi, a businessman from Nyika growth point.
Before granting the order, magistrate Jabulani Mzinyathi scanned through the court records and established that Muza had obtained a $40 maintenance order for the same child from Charles Rungano of Masvingo hardly two weeks earlier.
The initial order (case number M05/13) was granted by magistrate Sibonginkosi Mkandla on January 7 this year.
"This is clearly stated in case number M05/13," Mzinyathi said in his ruling.
Muza told the court that Rungano had advised her to make a second claim, but the latter denied the allegation.
Mzinyathi blasted Muza for wasting the court's time and also for attempting to double dip.
Source - newsday
