Abusive man 'kicks' pregnant wife's belly

A Harare man - Simbarashe Savi is reportedly in a habit of locking up his pregnant wife's clothes and blankets in cabinets and takes the keys with him to his girlfriend's house.

Savi is in also accused of routinely kicking Lydia Zanhi's stomach whenever they had a misunderstanding

Zanhi was seeking a protection order against Savi whom she was accusing of verbally, financially and physically abusing her.

"I am pregnant but my husband has the guts to kick my stomach each time we have a misunderstanding," she told magistrate Trevor Nyatsanza.

"He is heartless. At times he doesn't give me money to buy food and if I go for part-time jobs he comes and takes my money by force," said Zanhi.

She pleaded with Nyatsanza to grant her application saying she had endured a lot of suffering at Savi's hands.

But Savi denied the allegations levelled against him by Zanhi and accused her of being lazy.

"Yes, I lock the blankets in the cabinet because she refuses to wash them and I end up doing the task myself," he said.

Nyatsanza granted the order in Zanhi's favour, which barred Savi from physically, financially or verbally abusing her.

He also ordered the couple to go home and learn to solve their disputes amicably.