THE Matero Local Court, Zambia, has detained a 50-year-old man of Lusaka’s Barlastone area after he starved his wife, who was nine months pregnant of food for three months, just to punish her.
Jethro also refused to have sex with her.
This was revealed in a matter in which Jethro was sued by his wife, Christine Kabaso, aged 42, for pregnancy maintenance in the Matero Local Court.
According to Zambia Observer, Christine told the court that she had been dating Jethro for two years until he finally impregnated her.
But despite accepting the pregnancy, he only took her into his house when the pregnancy was six months.
Christine stated that Jethro was unkind to her.
She explained that he starved her both of food and s3x.
She said Jethro had also impregnated another woman whom he also brought into his house.
According to Christine, Jethro stated that she was his first wife, and the other woman, his second wife.
“But then, he doesn’t care for me. He doesn’t feed me or support the unborn child with anything that is needed.
“All his attention is with his younger wife who he even buys food for.
“He told our neighbours that he wants to punish me.
“But now, I am unable to even do my business in town because my pregnancy is heavy and I will be delivered of our baby next month,” he said.
She added that on top of denying her food, he also refused to have s3x with her, but slept with the other woman regularly.
Jethro admitted denying his heavily pregnant wife food and s3x.
But, he said this was only because his business of chicken rearing did not go well in the previous months.
He promised to start supporting her from the beginning of the month’s end.
However, the magistrate, Harriet Mulenga ordered that he spend a night at Matero Police Station to reboot his brain a little before the court could pass a judgment.
“How do you treat a woman that is carrying your own pregnancy like that?
“Do you know the pain she is currently going through at nine months?
“The court will adjourn this matter till tomorrow for submission and judgement, meanwhile, let the defendant be remanded in custody,” said Magistrate Mulenga.
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