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Businesswoman Vino Williams, 49, has also been ordered by the Pietermaritzburg High Court to reinstate her estranged husband, David, 51, as a beneficiary on her medical aid and pay his legal costs for the application.

The couple were married for 22 years before separating in October last year after David was arrested for allegedly buying poison from an undercover Hawks agent to kill Vino.

He will appear in court in July to face charges of conspiring to murder his wife between September 26 and October 4 last year .

In court papers Vino, who says she lives in fear of her life, said she could not understand "why I must support a man who was actively planning to kill me".

Her husband, currently out on R5,000 bail, was arrested after members of the Hawks received a tip-off about his alleged plot.

His lawyer, Yugusan Govender, submitted an affidavit to the court in which David claimed Vino had left him destitute, adding that he had become dependent on the "grace and favour" of friends.

In the court papers David said Vino had forced him out of their "matrimonial home" in October when "she was led to believe that I had sought to kill her".

He said that while he accepted their marriage was over, this did not warrant his wife "to cast me out and leave me destitute. I have no means to support myself," he said.

Judge David Ntshangase said he ruled in David's favour because the couple had been married in community of property.

On Thursday, Vino described the court's decision to award David maintenance as heartbreaking.

"I'm heartsore at the court's decision. I spent thousands of rands to defend the matter. I have no choice but to comply with the court order," she said. "This week I also paid his lawyer's costs ... it's not fair, but what can I do?"

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May 21, 2012

MommaC

Oh dear. Talk about adding insult to injury.
The law is an @ss indeed!
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May 21, 2012

Ann

mxm! why is always women who has to suffer?
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May 21, 2012

Pointman

@MommaC - she seems to be in control of the joint estate and we don't know how much he actually contributed to the estate. Maybe she is just paying him back his own money. Things might change after the case.

@Ann - what did Vino do - there are two sides to the the story. Must have been something quite bad for him to want to poison her.
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May 21, 2012

ntebo

LOL
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May 21, 2012

BaleliM

Talk about the law being fair to all. The breed of men these days leaves little to be desired. A man needs to be a man and not a whimp of saying he has no means to support himself. Talk about being a bread winner of a home. mxxim
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May 21, 2012

TDK

Yes law is an ass. The wife should file for a divorce to prevent futher maintenance of her hubby.
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May 21, 2012

MommaC

Pointman

Sorry but there is no way you can convince me that poisoning your spouse is a legitimate way to end a marriage
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May 21, 2012

Pointman

@MommaC - I was not justifying his actions - which are wrong. I suspect that we are not dealing with a defenceless, blameless and innocent woman here. She has ended up with the house and estate - does not look like she is a doormat. I suspect both parties contributed to their problems.
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May 21, 2012

MommaC

Pointman

Of course she contributed to the problems. It always takes two to tango. Poisoning her was a bit OTT though
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May 21, 2012

Printa

Finally the law is doing something about the rotten fabric that our women have come to idiolise. We need more of these Sowetan. keep taling until these rats understand that " i DO " means until Death Do Us Apart!
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