A Harare woman today told the court that her husband sleeps with a knife under his pillow and is always threatening to kill her and their four daughters. Spiwe Sibanda said one of her three daughters was forced into an early marriage due to poverty as her husband Lukama Klasi ignore the welfare of the family.
She said Klasi is in the habit of physically abusing her while calling her a goblin which is responsible for his poverty.
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