A Harare man asked the courts for protection against his wife because she took control of their houses and important papers. His request failed completely when the judge told him he had come to the wrong place. Magistrate Meenal Narotam explained that fighting about who can use which house belongs in different courts entirely. The husband needed totally different legal steps for his property fight.
Hillary Madzvimbo claimed Caroline Madzvimbo grabbed their two properties by force and blocked him from entering them. Caroline fired back with her side of the story. She said these houses existed before he quit working at Econet. She rented them to tenants because she needed money to raise their kids after he stopped bringing home paychecks.
Caroline accused Hillary of living with another woman after leaving his job. She claimed he wasted all his job-ending bonus cash during that time. Hillary had told the court he built both houses in the Eastview neighborhood using $30,000 he received when leaving Econet. He complained during the hearing that his wife put renters in both places and never let him visit.
He believes Caroline collects rent money from these tenants and spends it however she wants. According to Hillary, everything changed after his car crash last March 29. That's when Caroline allegedly took his driver's license plus other key documents and started acting like she controlled everything. He described how asking about his stuff leads to insults and threats from her.
Caroline denied making up problems as her husband suggested. She portrayed herself as the real victim here. Her version states they already owned two houses when he resigned. She says he only gave her $4,000 from his work package for her business, which later supported their family. The rest disappeared with his girlfriend during their time together.
She explained that renting out the houses became necessary to generate income for their children since Hillary left her without resources. Caroline portrayed him as abusive and opportunistic. She believes he only wants the property again because he can't find work anymore. After hearing both sides carefully, Magistrate Narotam threw out Hillary's protection order request.
The judge found his claims lacked solid proof and suggested better legal options. She advised him to pursue property claims through the correct legal channels instead of protection orders. The court recognized that this case needed different legal approaches.
Hillary Madzvimbo claimed Caroline Madzvimbo grabbed their two properties by force and blocked him from entering them. Caroline fired back with her side of the story. She said these houses existed before he quit working at Econet. She rented them to tenants because she needed money to raise their kids after he stopped bringing home paychecks.
Caroline accused Hillary of living with another woman after leaving his job. She claimed he wasted all his job-ending bonus cash during that time. Hillary had told the court he built both houses in the Eastview neighborhood using $30,000 he received when leaving Econet. He complained during the hearing that his wife put renters in both places and never let him visit.
He believes Caroline collects rent money from these tenants and spends it however she wants. According to Hillary, everything changed after his car crash last March 29. That's when Caroline allegedly took his driver's license plus other key documents and started acting like she controlled everything. He described how asking about his stuff leads to insults and threats from her.
Caroline denied making up problems as her husband suggested. She portrayed herself as the real victim here. Her version states they already owned two houses when he resigned. She says he only gave her $4,000 from his work package for her business, which later supported their family. The rest disappeared with his girlfriend during their time together.
She explained that renting out the houses became necessary to generate income for their children since Hillary left her without resources. Caroline portrayed him as abusive and opportunistic. She believes he only wants the property again because he can't find work anymore. After hearing both sides carefully, Magistrate Narotam threw out Hillary's protection order request.
The judge found his claims lacked solid proof and suggested better legal options. She advised him to pursue property claims through the correct legal channels instead of protection orders. The court recognized that this case needed different legal approaches.
