By Melisa Munzvandi
For months, he paid faithfully, believing he was providing for his own flesh and blood, only to discover that the child he had been supporting was never his.
Boston Hamadziripi Hungwe told the court he had been paying US$80 per month in maintenance since September 2025.
He said he discovered the truth after seeing a birth certificate different from the one he knew.
He said he confronted the mother of the child, Eyewitness Mudau, who admitted that the child was not his.
When asked by the court if she had indeed lied about the paternity of the child, Mudau replied:
“I agree with all he said.”
In his ruling, Magistrate Kaweni ruled by consent of both parties, set aside the maintenance order granted in September 2025, and advised Hungwe that he may reclaim the money he had paid.
The matter was heard before Provincial Magistrate Mbonisi Kaweni.