City man slapped with $10 000 damages for bedding neighbour's wife

BULAWAYO - A man who bedded his neighbor's wife will rue the day he fell to the temptation after the woman's husband slapped him with a $10,000 lawsuit for adultery.

Naison Haruzivishe, who operates a printing company in Bulawayo, is accusing his neighbour, Maxen Matayo, a marketing officer at Nyaradzo Funeral Assurance Company, of sleeping with his wife, Vimbayi Dengeza.

Dengeza and Matayo are workmates at the funeral services firm.

Haruzivishe, through his lawyer, Tungamirai Nyengera, is accusing Matayo of destroying his marriage by committing adultery with his customary law wife.

Haruzivishe is demanding a total of $10,000 from Matayo for "contumelia damages suffered in respect of Matayo's unlawful, malicious and illicit association" with his wife and "loss of consortium by reason of the withdrawal of the comfort, society, love, companionship and assistance by his spouse," reads his Court Application.

Matayo has up to October 20 to enter an appearance to defend the matter at the Bulawayo Civil Court.