By A Correspondent- Since Haggar the maid took her madam Sarah’s husband Abraham in the Bible, this act of husbands sleeping with domestic helpers has been despised.

And for a Bulawayo helper this practice by some maids of sleeping with their male bosses seems to have backfired when she fell pregnant and was allegedly tricked into taking an abortion pill leading her to develop life-threatening complications.

Cathrine Sibanda from Suburbs who confessed that she had been romantically involved with her boss Nontokozo Gumpo’s husband Njabulo Gumpo, claimed that she suffered complications after the latter brought a pill which he instructed her to insert in her privates when she told him she was heavy with his child.

A teary Cathrine who now apparently regrets sleeping with her boss’s husband claimed she was now living on borrowed time after Njabulo stopped paying her medical bills.

She said Njabulo literally shut the door on her when he blocked all her phone numbers.

To make sure that he completely dissociates himself from her, Njabulo teamed up with his wife and approached the Bulawayo Civil Court where they sought a protection order against Cathrine saying she was disturbing their peace by constantly phoning and coming to their house in Matsheumhlope.

“I am applying for a protection order against Cathrine Sibanda. We once had an affair. For the purpose of maintaining peace and my marriage (with Nontokozo), Catherine Sibanda and her children should not come to our place, or near of any of us. Cathrine should also not insult or gossip about us.

“There is an ongoing court case and it is tarnishing our image. We are really living under unbearable conditions with my wife as a result of Cathrine who is always coming to me while accusing me of dumping her.

She also harasses my wife who has a problem of high blood pressure. She is also emotionally abusing us by putting pictures of me and my wife on her WhatsApp profile,” complained Njabulo.

The court case in question involved his wife in which she verbally attacked Cathrine telling her that her private part was torn apart, wide open because of sleeping with married men.

Cathrine, however, opposed her ex-lover’s request saying it was a plot to stop her from pestering him so that he pays her medical bills for the illness which he caused.

“I am opposed to the application. I dispute that I go to or near his house and that I am emotionally abusing his wife. The wife is the one who insults me whenever she sees me. She is verbally abusive. As we speak, we have a pending case at the court.

He is seeking a protection order against me in order to avoid paying my medical bills for an illness which he caused.

“He blocked my numbers after I indicated to him that I am ill. I haven’t been able to contact him because he blocked me. I fell pregnant in 2017 and he came with a pill which he said I should insert in my vagina in order to protect the child but the pill caused problems in my body hence the illness that I am talking about.

“From 2012 up to 2020 he has been taking care of me until recently when we had a misunderstanding. That is when he blocked me when I was supposed to see a specialist. Now that he has blocked me, I won’t be able to receive any assistance from him,” lamented Cathrine.

Njabulo hit back saying he was not sure if he was the one responsible for her pregnancy since Cathrine allegedly double-crossed him with one Sibanda from her church.

“She once had an affair with one Mr Sibanda from her church. So, I am not sure if what she is saying is true. Besides that, this affair only happened in 2014 and by that time she was our maid. She knew very well that I was married.”

When the presiding magistrate Nomasiko Ndlovu asked him if he was really responsible for Catherine’s alleged illness, a regretful Njabulo said: “I am not sure if it’s me or Mr Sibanda who caused it. She knew that I was married and that affair caused a lot of problems between me and my wife.

“When it happened, she went to an emergency clinic and my wife and I paid all the expenses after we talked about the issue. My wife also paid for her rentals and food on condition she does not come near us again but she is still giving us problems.”

In her ruling the magistrate ordered Cathrine not to abuse Njabulo and his family by calling or texting him and his wife and going to their home.