The ManicaPost
Melody Vherenaisi
Weekender Reporter
A MUTARE man threatened to strike his ex-wife with lightning over a US$135 debt.
The bone of contention behind the feud is the money Fungai Tsapata gave Delsa Panzura to start an income generating project while they were still in love.
Endless demands of the money saw Panzura dragging Tsapata to court, applying for a protection order against him.
Panzura stated that the Tsapata is in the habit of harassing her, visiting her place of residence at midnight to disturb her sleep as well as threatening to strike her with a lightning bolt for breaking up with him.
Mutare magistrate, Ms Purity Gumbo presided over the matter and granted the protection order in Panzura’s favour.
Ms Gumbo also ordered Panzura to pay Tsapata back his US$135.
“He keeps coming to my house at night, even at midnight, to disturb my sleep. When I ask him why he does that, he says he will not stop until I pay him back the US$135 that he gave me to start a business while we were still staying together,” said Panzura.
She also told the court that her ex-husband harasses her at her workplace, calling her all sorts of names and threatening to strike her dead with a lightning bolt.
“He does not relent in visiting my workplace to harass me, calling me a woman of loose morals in the presence of my workmates. He also insults me when he calls on my phone,” said Panzura.
She went on to tell the court that she separated with Tsapata in November last year and their union was blessed with one child, although she had two other children before that.
“He paid for their school fees, food and clothing and I also provided for my children. He did that out of love and never complained, even though he knew that the other two children were not his,” said Panzura.
Tsapata said Panzura borrowed money from him to start her business and was supposed to pay back the money as soon as her business flourished.
However, Tsapata says when she realised that her business was booming, she decided to divorce him.
He also says they had a misunderstanding when he told Panzura that the father of her other two children was supposed to contribute towards their school fees, while he provided their food and clothing.
“We stayed together for three years and I was catering for her children’s needs. She ended our relationship and she thinks she can get away with it. I need my money back or else she will die,” charged Tsapata.
Panzura was ordered to pay back Tsapata his US$135 on or before February 28, while a protection order was granted in her favour.
