Some dude in Zimbabwe basically ransacked his brother's place and grabbed a grinding mill plus four animals after finding out the guy knocked up his wife, but Chief Makoni's court said that whole vigilante compensation thing was bogus. Michael Dzomba got dragged to the community court by his brother, Itai Mashumba, who wanted everything back since no actual legal ruling told Dzomba to pay up in the first place.
The chief ruled that Mashumba pulled an extortion move because Dzomba handed over stuff under pressure without proper adultery proceedings, and he ordered all the seized property returned immediately. Mashumba then filed a formal adultery complaint right there in court, showing text messages where his wife told Dzomba the kid was his.
After hearing testimony from everyone, the chief hit Dzomba with a three-beast fine for sleeping with another man's wife for over three years and blocking conjugal rights, but he let him keep the grinding mill. The court also ordered DNA testing to settle the paternity question once and for all, and Dzomba has to cover court costs.
The chief ruled that Mashumba pulled an extortion move because Dzomba handed over stuff under pressure without proper adultery proceedings, and he ordered all the seized property returned immediately. Mashumba then filed a formal adultery complaint right there in court, showing text messages where his wife told Dzomba the kid was his.
After hearing testimony from everyone, the chief hit Dzomba with a three-beast fine for sleeping with another man's wife for over three years and blocking conjugal rights, but he let him keep the grinding mill. The court also ordered DNA testing to settle the paternity question once and for all, and Dzomba has to cover court costs.
