THE court gallery was left speechless after a Mutare woman demanded 160 litres of fuel as part of her nine-year-old son’s monthly maintenance.
Victoria Manyange said her Mercedes Benz needs two full
tanks for the whole month. She told the court that when she was still living
with Mirai Manyange, he would always fuel her car. Victoria also claimed that
her estranged husband is a co-owner at a fuel station in Marondera.
“We are used to a luxurious life and we are entitled to
that kind of life regardless of the fact that we are no longer together. Our
lifestyle should not change,” she said.
“I used to get more than two full tanks a month from him. I
am actually being lenient with him,” she said.
Asked if she could prove that Mirai is a co-owner of a fuel
station, Victoria claimed that Mirai is a silent partner in the company and
therefore it would be difficult to prove.
“All I know is that the fuel station is his property.
However, he is a silent partner and the company papers do not mention his name.
Maybe he was trying to evade paying maintenance by deliberately having his name
omitted in the company registration papers,” she said.
However, Mirai denied owning a fuel station. He said he is
employed by his friend as a manager at the said Marondera service station.
“I started working at that fuel station way back. She knows
that. If I owned the company, why would I have removed my name from the company
registration papers?” he said.
Mirai went on to state that Victoria’s ‘‘obsession’’ with
an extravagant lifestyle is the reason for their separation.
He told the court that he could afford paying US$100
monthly for the maintenance of his son, an amount which was granted by the
court.
In her initial maintenance application, Victoria had
demanded US$600 as monthly maintenance for her son.
She said some of the money will be used for WiFi, DStv
subscription and her son’s swimming and tennis sessions. Manica Post
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