Sisters-in-law ruin woman's sex life

A CHITUNGWIZA woman on Wednesday told a court how her husband's sisters ruined their sex life.

Linnet Manhore, who was responding to an application for a protection order against her by her husband, Pardon Chihuri, said her sisters-in-law would knock on their bedroom door whenever they were having sex just to interrupt them.

"The problem started when I refused to share the same bedroom with his sisters and brothers," she said.

"His sisters would just knock every time we were making love demanding to collect their things. This ruined our sex life."

The couple shared a two-roomed house with the man's sisters and brothers.

Chihuri of Marondera told presiding magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa that he wanted Manhore out of his life because she was suicidal.

"I am applying for a protection order as she attempts to drink poison and I do not want her to die in my house," he said.

"At some point she took poison as a way of protesting against the idea of going to my rural area to be consoled after the death of her mother."

Chihuri said his wife swallowed some tablets and needed hospital attention to save her life at his rural home on May 4 this year.

"I want the court to bar her from threatening me with committing suicide," begged Chihuri.

Manhore refuted Chihuri's claims.

"It is a lie that I attempted to kill myself. He is the one who was abusing me by beating me up with a belt everytime we had problems," she said.

Gofa granted a reciprocal order.

"Both parties should not assault each other, the respondent should not threaten to kill herself and both parties must maintain peace with each other at all times," she ruled.