Two Gweru men who were shocked when they discovered that they were paying maintenance for one child have now been shocked again as none of ...
Two Gweru men who were shocked when they discovered that they
were paying maintenance for one child have now been shocked again as none of
them is the girl’s dad.
A paternity test on the 13-year-old daughter has revealed
that neither of the men Sindiso Siyapi (38) nor Ezekiel Chifamba (38) is the
biological father. They had paid maintenance for at least three years each.
Siyapi, a clerk at CMED in Gweru has been paying $300 a
month in maintenance after his obligation was reviewed by the courts three
times from $50 to $100 and then to $300 currently and Chifamba, a Gokwe based
welder was paying $50.
Othilia Mushipe (34) of Mkoba 17 skipped court on Tuesday
and has since been issued with a warrant of arrest for two counts of fraud
involving $4 200 for both men. The court
heard that Chifamba and Mushipe once lived together as a married couple between
2003 and 2012 and then got divorced. In August 2013 Mushipe claimed maintenance
and was granted $50.
While receiving maintenance from Chifamba, Mushipe also
filed maintenance claims against Siyapi in March 2016 and she was granted $50.
In July 2016 she applied for a review to $100 and it was granted and in
November of the same year she reapplied again for a review to $300 which was
granted to her.
However, in August 2017 Chifamba got wind that Siyapi was
also paying maintenance for the same child. He made efforts and located Siyapi
and the two made a Police report leading to the arrest of Mushipe. masvingo mirror
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