Daily Revelation Reporter
A 30-year-old woman of Lusaka’s Matero Township says she is happy that her husband who used to mercilessly beat her has been handed a 14 month jail sentence.
The victim of Gender Based Violence has encouraged women who are in abusive marriages to leave before they are killed.
Baxton Danga was convicted upon his own admission of guilty to the assaulting his wife.
She told court that in August this year, her husband spent a night out and when he returned home in the morning, she asked him why he slept out again.
She said the husband answered her that, “sinimapeleka yabatate bako. Nimapeleka yanga (I don’t take your father’s I take mine),” she told court.
The victim said the husband then ordered her to start packing her belongings and go back to her parents.
She said while she was packing her belongings, the husband went outside the house and called one of his girl friends who he told about the marital issue he had with his wife.
She said the husband later wanted her to talk to the person he was talking to and started beating her outside the house.
Luckily, the neighbor took a video of him beating the wife after which she reported the matter to the police.
She said the video went viral and she was embarrassed at the beatings and humiliation she suffered.
The victim who is now under the care of Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) says the husband’s violent behavior made her leave the house.
Lawyer defending the convict pleaded with the court to exercise leniency as he was remorseful of his actions and had learnt a lesson during the time he had spent in prison.
Commenting on the sentence, the victim said she was okay with the sentence slapped on her husband and hoped he would reform.
She said she won’t go back to him as she will just find something to do to take care of her two children.
