A GWERU woman is suing her deceased husband’s ex-lover for
RTGS$100 000 in damages after she allegedly cheated with her husband resulting
in the woman giving birth to a baby boy.
The aggrieved woman, Mrs Rita Nyandiya, is accusing Ms
Tsitsi Dube of engaging in an adulterous relationship with her late husband Mr
Peter Edward Nyandiya.
Mrs Nyandiya, through her lawyers Sengweni Legal Practice,
filed summons at the Bulawayo High Court citing Ms Dube as a defendant. In papers before the court, Mrs Nyandiya said the defendant
was involved in an adulterous relationship with the deceased between January
2013 and September 2018.
“During the period of the illicit affair between the
defendant and my late husband they had unprotected sex which resulted in the
birth of a minor child on April 9, 2014,” she said.
Mrs Nyandiya said her husband would desert their
matrimonial home in Gweru for several weeks resulting in loss of love, comfort
and care.
“During the period of the affair, we had serious marriage
problems emanating from the illicit relationship, which was an affront to me and
my family as it caused grave anguish.
“The unprotected sexual intercourse between my late husband
and the defendant exposed me to the deadly HIV whose prevalence is public
knowledge,” she said.
Mrs Nyandiya said as a result of Ms Dube’s actions, she
suffered damages in the form of loss of the consortium and contumelia.
She is seeking an order that compels her rival to pay her
RTGS$100 000. She also wants the defendant to pay the cost of suit.
“Wherefore plaintiff claims against the defendant for an
order for payment in the sum of RTGS$100 000 being adultery damages for loss of
consortium and contumelia suffered as a result of the defendant’s adulterous
relationship with my late husband,” she said.
Ms Dube is yet to respond to the summons. Chronicle
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