By A Correspondent- A 68 year old Glen View man has suffered serious injuries after being brutally attacked by his wife and his in-laws.
For them, arguments, bickering and fights have defined what they call marriage.
Marriage is usually punctuated with the romantic phrase ‘happily ever after’, but for the Glen View couple, the 35 years after the ‘I do, I do’ rituals can best be captured by the phrase ‘sadly ever after’. The holy matrimony is meant to be sweet yet for the two, it has been blood, sweat and tears.
68-year-old Adam Marimo, whose limbs have been immobilised, bears the deep wounds of what was meant to be love.
Marimo accuses his 53-year-old wife Maria and his in-laws of kidnapping him and taking him to a bushy area in Chiweshe where he spent days tethered to a big tree.
But the wife disputes the narrative, alleging Marimo was taken to Chiweshe for prayers after exhibiting signs of mental illness.
One has to read between the lines to get the true account. But Marimo’s injuries tell a complete story and neighbours are in shock contending he was an able-bodied and hard-working man before the Chiweshe ordeal immobilised him.
Marimo, who inherited a 5-roomed house from his parents, is also accusing his wife of depriving him of his share of rentals.
According to Marimo’s medical report, his injuries were caused by rope burns when he was forcibly restrained and tethered to a tree for days resulting in wounds as deep as exposing the bones.
Marimo is set to undergo an operation to amputate both hands on the 27th of July and is appealing for financial assistance to cater for his medical bills.
As he ponders what sort of life he will lead after the scheduled operation, for now, what is clear for Adam Marimo is that marriage has proved that it is not a bed of roses, but rather a bed of nails.
-zbc