A BULAWAYO man has allegedly been forcing his wife of 28 years and their five children to sleep next door so as to make way for his girlfriend. As if that is not enough, Beatwell Nyathi has also been beating his wife, Florence Mlilo, who has since applied for a protection order from her husband.
According to Mlilo, Nyathi, a Bulawayo City Council cleaner at Zulukandaba Primary School, has since brought his girlfriend into their matrimonial home.
Nyathi and Mlilo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Miss Evelyn Mashavakure.
Mlilo told the court that she has been married to Nyathi since 1987 and they have five children.
“Your Worship, two of our children are minors and I live with them in our rural home, while my husband stays in our house in Makokoba but now he has a girlfriend. Whenever I come to visit with the children, my husband chases us out of the house, insults us, and sometimes assaults me,” she said.
“He chases me out while he lets his girlfriend stay at our house. He has been abusing me since 2004. The incident last occurred on 1 July where my husband chased me out of the house and verbally abused me resulting in me sleeping next door, while he enjoys with his girlfriend.”