Margaret Chinogurei, 44, was humiliated and ordered to
watch her hubby’s burial from a distance.
Chinogurei’s mother in-law Annastancia Rhoda Bando was
reported to have hauled vulgar words that startled mourners and went on to
accuse the former of bewitching her late son Vengai ‘Rambo’ Bando, 59.
Gogo Chinogurei went on to demand a beast and a goat from
Chinogurei as fine so that she attends her husband’s funeral wake at the
in-laws’ house.
Rambo, as he was affectionately known in soccer circles,
was found dead at his house along Gunguwo Street in Zengeza 2 and postmortem
results showed high blood pressure as cause of death.
Narrating her ordeal to H-Metro, Chinogurei said she was
humiliated and pained as she was not allowed to take any part in her husband’s
funeral proceedings.
Ndakachemedzwa zvekufunga kuti dai ndakabereka mwana
mukomana angadai akandirwira uye kumira neni,” said Chinogurei.
“My health has not been sound for some time and when I went
to a pharmacy for medication, I found my husband dead.
“His relatives teamed up against me accusing me of
bewitching my husband.
“We built the house together but his relatives decided to
address mourners that they were changing place for mourning.
“I was ordered to remain outside gate at my mother-in-law’s
house where they took my husband’s body to.
“They accused me of calling Gogo Bando a witch and asked me
to pay a beast and a goat as fine to be allowed to enter her gate.
“After paying a goat they denied me access to the house but
instead hired a woman they claimed was my husband’s second wife to be by
Rambo’s coffin side.
“The woman was paid to mock me and I became a laughing
stock at my own husband’s funeral.
“They went on to buy new clothes to dress the body
describing me as a witch,” said Chinogurei.
The late Rambo’s neighbours told H-Metro that they had been
denied access to the house and their contributions were not welcomed for
sympathising with Chinogurei.
“Takaimbirwa karwiyo zvichinzi hatidi makunguwo pano vabva
kunaGunguwo Street ngavabve pano pane zvipfukuto,” said one of the neighbours.
Rambo’s younger brother Tawanda Bando confirmed the
differences that marred the funeral saying Chinogurei was fined for labelling
Gogo Bando a witch.
“There was drama and Gogo Bando was not comfortable to
attend her son’s funeral at my late brother’s house considering her differences
with Chinogurei,” said Tawanda.
“Gogo Bando claimed that Chinogurei had called her a witch
and she was fined for the utterances.
“She has gone to Mutoko to attend another funeral and is
expected back later today,” said Tawanda.
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