Zimbabwe: Mother Throws Baby to the Ground in Protest

20 February 2013

A HARARE woman threw her four-month-old baby to the ground yesterday in protest after a magistrate turned down her application to have a maintenance upward review. Priscilla Toga had brought her former husband Shelton Muchabaiwa of Block 11 Shawasha Flats in Mbare for an upward variation from US$25 to US$150 at the Harare Civil Courts.

In her application Toga argued the US$25 she was receiving every month was not enough for their child's upkeep.

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