Matthew and Sonia Booth agreed to cohabitate over five years ago

The alleged mistress of Matthew Booth Bongani Möller has revealed in court documents and affidavits that the couple had agreed over five years ago that they will cohabitate for the sake of their kids.

According to Sunday World, Sonia and Matthew have been sleeping in two separate bedrooms after Sonia obtained a protection order against her husband after an incident of domestic violence.

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SONIA AND MATTHEW HAVE BEEN ESTRANGED

The publication says after a while, Sonia requested to move back to their bedroom and Matthew refused, “the two have been living estranged since the incident and have agreed to live under one roof for the sake of their two children”.

This comes after Bongani applied for an order to force Sonia to apologise, retract and delete the social media posts she posted on her Instagram account alleging that her husband and Bongani were having an affair.

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According to the said mistress, Sonia detailed the alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of Matthew in a book titled “Two Years of bliss and Eighteen Years of Batter” by Bongani. The gym enthusiast says the title of the book was suggestive and reflective of the timeline and nature of their relationship.

“At the time of publishing, the couple had been in a relationship for circa 20 years. The book is a compilation of stories from different women, under pseudo-names, which narrates various ways in which they have experienced various forms of abuse in relationships,” the affidavit read.

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“Sonia herself has contributed a chapter in the book, in which she chronicled the failure of their relationship, however due to the pseudonymic nature of the book, the particular chapter is unknown to the public. Notwithstanding this, the respondent and Matthew remained married and agreed over 5 years ago to continue to cohabit for the sake of their children,” the publication said.

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Matthew is alleged to have confirmed Bongani’s affidavit and said, “All the facts herein contained are within my resonance knowledge and are both true and correct. I have read the founding affidavit of Bongani Mthombeni-Moller, and I confirm the same insofar as it refers to me”.