A
woman
in
Zimbabwe
has
sought
court
intervention
against
her
husband’s
unrelenting
demands
for
intimacy,
citing
emotional
and
physical
distress
caused
by
his
actions.
Nancy
Chihota,
in
her
testimony,
accused
her
husband,
Benny
Hizaki,
of
forcing
her
into
intimate
acts
even
during
deeply
personal
moments,
including
her
mother’s
funeral.
“With
tears
still
on
my
cheeks,
he
forced
himself
on
me,”
Chihota
told
the
court,
recounting
an
incident
just
before
she
departed
to
mourn
her
mother.
Despite
her
grief
and
exhaustion,
she
said
Hizaki’s
demands
continued
unabated
upon
her
return
from
the
funeral.
Chihota
revealed
that
Hizaki
insists
on
daily
intimacy
regardless
of
her
condition,
stating,
“He
insists
on
being
intimate
every
day
when
he
comes
home
from
work,
even
if
I’m
on
my
monthly
periods.”
She
also
disclosed
that
Hizaki
had
threatened
to
marry
a
second
wife
if
she
continued
to
resist
his
advances,
a
threat
that
has
further
strained
their
relationship.
“I
still
love
him,
but
because
of
the
way
he
acts,
sometimes
I
feel
like
I’m
losing
interest
in
him,”
she
admitted.
In
his
defence,
Hizaki
levelled
a
shocking
accusation
against
Chihota,
claiming
she
had
concealed
her
HIV
status.
“She
has
been
taking
antiretroviral
drugs
for
the
past
five
years,
and
she
never
told
me,”
Hizaki
alleged.
He
expressed
feelings
of
betrayal,
saying,
“I
feel
like
I
should
punish
her
for
those
five
years.”
He
said
despite
this,
he
maintained
his
love
for
his
wife,
though
he
admitted
the
revelation
had
fractured
their
trust.
“I
also
love
her,
but
she
can’t
be
trusted,”
he
remarked.
Magistrate
Meenal
Narotam,
after
hearing
both
parties,
ruled
in
favour
of
Chihota,
granting
her
a
protection
order
against
Hizaki.
The
ruling
highlighted
the
importance
of
setting
boundaries
within
a
marriage
and
emphasized
mutual
respect
and
understanding
between
partners.
The
case
has
ignited
discussions
around
the
complexities
of
marital
relationships,
the
limits
of
conjugal
rights,
and
the
need
for
partners
to
prioritize
each
other’s
emotional
and
physical
well-being.