THE daughter of a man, who won an order to eject his whole family from their home so that he could bring in his lover, burst into tears and tried to attack her father in court yesterday.
The courtroom drama started after he father, Forward Mumango, won an order to eject his entire family from their home and bar them from visiting the family house.
Mumango said he took this drastic decision because his family was resisting his move to bring his lover into the family home.
He claims he was being abused by his wife, Primrose Mumango.
Magistrate Meenal Narotam granted Mumango the protection order and the decision triggered dramatic scenes inside the courtroom.
The couple’s daughter, Tofara, burst into tears shortly after the protection order was granted.
She began hurling insults at her father in court, accusing him of being selfish and cruel.
“How could he do this to my mum?”
“He is just doing this because his girlfriend has manipulated him, he doesn’t care about us.
“He is punishing us for not accepting his new girlfriend,” said Tofara.
Tofara had to be restrained by court officials as she struggled to contain her emotions.
Mumango claimed his wife Primrose was abusing him.
“She is so disrespectful and failing to accept my second wife as part of our family,” he told the Harare Civil Court.
“They are making it impossible for me to live in peace with my new wife.
“I want them out of my house because they don’t want to accept my decision as the father of the house.”
Primrose said she felt betrayed by Mumango.
“He is no longer in his normal senses, he has been manipulated by his girlfriend.
“I am heartbroken by his decision to seek a protection order against me and his plans to evict our children,” said Primrose.