'Sex starved' wife cries, pleads for sex in court

A woman yesterday cried at the Harare Civil Court pleading with the magistrate to order her husband to have sex with her.

Margaret Makusha could not hold back her tears while telling magistrate Ms Gamuchirai Siwardi that her husband, Joseph, denies her sex.

She said she was being sex-starved and could not live without enjoying it every day.

Margaret, who was seeking a protection order against Joseph Makusha, told the court that he assaulted her whenever she begged him to have sex with her saying he was tired.

"He is my husband and he refuses to have sex with me," she said.

"He comes home late and when I ask for sex, he assaults me saying that he is tired and needs to rest. He said I should behave myself but he is starving me because I cannot live without sex. I no longer know if he is still my husband.

"The other thing is that we tested HIV positive and he is telling everyone that I am positive. I also think that he has girlfriends who satisfy him sexually.

"That is why he is starving me. Your Worship, I just want him to have sex with him as my husband," Margaret said.

Joseph refuted the allegations. He told the court that Margaret was too demanding and would not give him time to rest.

"I dispute all what she has said," Joseph said. "I have never refused to have sex with her but sometimes I would be tired and she forces me."

"Maybe she is not satisfied with what I am giving her," he said.

Ms Siwardi postponed the matter to today for ruling.