A 70-year-old woman urinated in the mouth of her
neighbour’s dead body in an effort to resuscitate her after she collapsed and
died at a funeral in an incident that shocked mourners in Mandawa Village under
Chief Nembudziya in Gokwe.
The matter was heard when Maidei Mamombe appeared before
Chief Nembudziya’s traditional court after she tried to resuscitate her
neighbour Taizivei Mugido who had collapsed.
Chief Nembudziya in whose jurisdiction the area falls under
confirmed the incident. “I can confirm that l presided over a case of a woman
who urinated on a dead body in an attempt to resurrect it,” he said.
Chief Nembudziya said Mamombe had a misunderstanding with
the now deceased at the funeral.
“The two women had a misunderstanding and they ended up
exchanging harsh words. While they argued, Mamombe accused her neighbour Mugido
of witchcraft alleging that she was the one who killed the 10-year-old boy
whose funeral they were attending.
“The deceased did not take the accusations lightly and she
collapsed and she hit her head on a stone that was nearby. Mourners tried
pouring water on her body but all was in vain. Mamombe then opened the
deceased’s mouth and urinated inside in a bid to revive her, in full view of
the mourners,” he said.
Chief Nembudziya said the deceased was ferried to hospital
where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
“The deceased was rushed to the hospital and was declared
dead upon arrival,” he said. He said he warned Mamombe not to do such practices
in future as this practice was abolished long ago.
“What she did was actually practised long back but has
since been abolished. She acted out of panic hence she cannot be handed a heavy
punishment,” said Chief Nembudziya. B Metro
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