A WOMAN from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo has revealed
extensive abuse she has suffered at the hands of her former husband who ran
away after he impregnated a married neighbour before seeking to sell the family
house.
The abuse that includes instances where the man, Mr Hubert
Timburwa allegedly in a drunken stupor, would bring two axes home before giving
one to his wife, Mrs Vimbai Timburwa and calling for a fight declaring that
whoever died in the bout would have been unfortunate, is contained in a
complaint she has written to the Chief Justice, Luke Malaba, Zimbabwe
Anti-Corruption Commission and the President’s Office begging them to reverse a
High Court order to sell the house after he filed for divorce.
In the complaint, Mrs Timburwa said she married Hubert in
1993 and at the time he was not employed. She said through buying and selling
she managed to buy a stand and built a house in the suburb. However, Hubert,
allegedly took their marriage certificate while she was in hospital and used it
to change the ownership of the house into his name.
“The house that we had, that very stand was from a
co-operative that I was active in. I started participating in that co-operative
called IT’S YOURS from the year 1998 and the housing stands were allocated to
us in the year 2005 in November. I was getting the money to subscribe to the
co-operative from selling stuff I got from Botswana. When the housing stands
were available each person was allocated money from the bank and the day I was
given my money which came through the monthly subscription I had made, I gave
birth to our child Tinotenda. When I returned from hospital I found out that my
husband had changed everything to his name,” she said.
In 2004, when Mrs Timburwa was pregnant, the husband
allegedly started an affair with a married neighbour whose husband is working
in South Africa. In, the papers, Mrs Timburwa said a meeting was called by
other neighbours to discuss the issue and that same night her husband packed his
belongings and left.
Mrs Timburwa added that he allegedly started to live with
another woman and within a few months he approached the High Court seeking a
divorce and the judge ruled that the house be sold and proceeds shared,
although she had suggested that the house be reserved for their three children.
“I am not happy because I am going to lose a house that I
built on my own, my children will be left poor. I am now waiting for these
offices to look at my case and do something,” she said.
However, besides the appeal, the complaint exposes numerous
abuses that she allegedly suffered at the hands of her former husband. In one instance, according to Mrs
Timburwa, her ex-husband stole $300 that was for a burial society and
squandered it on women. When she asked him, he would beat her. In another
instance, Hubert, would harvest all the eggs they were getting from their
chicken project at home and take them to his girlfriends.
“Right now my other ear cannot hear properly because of the
beatings, my leg is also constantly in pain as at one time he kicked me with a
safety shoe,” said said.
Mrs Timburwa, who says she is a traditional healer, said at
one time she brewed beer for a traditional ceremony but her husband spilled it
all over the house.
“He is also not looking after the children. I pray that the
high offices will listen to my story,” she pleaded. Sunday News
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