Man beds daughter-in-law again, fined

Zim Now Writer

A Rusape man, Isaac Marowa of Masvosva Village, was brought before Chief Makoni’s court for sleeping with his son’s wife for the second time.

Marowa, who was last year fined five head of cattle by a community court for dating his son’s wife, was last week fined two head of cattle after it emerged that the illicit sexual relationship between the two had continued.

In February last year, Isaac was found guilty of dating his daughter-in-law, Forget Marowa, following the discovery of love messages by his son, Bartholomew, in Forget’s cellphone.

Bartholomew sent his wife packing but later took her back.

He, however, soon discovered that the two were still dating and sending love messages to each other.

Bartholomew told the community court recently that Forget had saved his father’s number as YYU in her phone.

He said that in one of the messages, they were planning to meet in Rusape for some “quality time”.

Said Bartholomew: “This is my second time coming before this court, suing my father for dating my wife. He is still seeing my wife.

“In March 2023, I scrolled my wife’s phone and came across a contact saved as YYU. She was exchanging love messages with that contact.

“They were also planning to travel to Rusape to have some quality time. I made some inquiries, only to realise that YYU was my father. Both my wife and father denied dating.”

Isaac, however, denied ever dating his daughter-in-law adding that his son is just suspicious and does not have any evidence.

He also told the court that Bartholomew set his house on fire, accusing him of sleeping with Forget.

Forget, in denying dating her father-in-law, claimed that there was no way she could ever communicate with him as her phone was always with her husband.

Chief Makoni’s court, however, found Isaac guilty of adultery and fined him two head of cattle.

He was also found guilty of incest and fined one beast while the court also ordered to hand over two goats to his son as the cost of the lawsuit.