A pregnant woman won court protection from her husband's first wife after claims of abuse. Cynthia Kadande asked a Mutare magistrate for help against Whisper Gumbo. The 34-year-old woman said Gumbo threatened her and demanded she leave their shared home. Kadande believed her husband had divorced Gumbo after five years of marriage. Gumbo disappeared to Harare but came back to reclaim the family house.
Kadande discovered another woman lived with her husband when they married. Her husband told her to stay at the city house because she was expecting a baby. Family members encouraged Kadande to remain despite the complicated situation. She demanded Gumbo take an HIV test before living with their shared husband again. Kadande worried about Gumbo's relationships during her time away from home.
Gumbo denied ever being divorced from her husband. She claimed she visited the rural home instead of the city house where her husband stayed with Kadande. Gumbo slept on the living room couch for two weeks because Kadande used her bedroom. The family held a meeting and decided both women could share the husband. However, they told Gumbo to live at the rural property permanently.
The magistrate refused to give either woman control of the house. She explained the property belonged to the husband's dead parents. The judge advised both women to solve their problems peacefully since their shared husband controls no property.
Kadande discovered another woman lived with her husband when they married. Her husband told her to stay at the city house because she was expecting a baby. Family members encouraged Kadande to remain despite the complicated situation. She demanded Gumbo take an HIV test before living with their shared husband again. Kadande worried about Gumbo's relationships during her time away from home.
Gumbo denied ever being divorced from her husband. She claimed she visited the rural home instead of the city house where her husband stayed with Kadande. Gumbo slept on the living room couch for two weeks because Kadande used her bedroom. The family held a meeting and decided both women could share the husband. However, they told Gumbo to live at the rural property permanently.
The magistrate refused to give either woman control of the house. She explained the property belonged to the husband's dead parents. The judge advised both women to solve their problems peacefully since their shared husband controls no property.
