The body of a minor, held by a funeral parlour for two weeks
over unpaid bills, was on Monday buried at Mabvuku Cemetery following
intervention by a well-wisher.
Parents of the late minor -Nyasha Chikomichi and Violet
Mutimutema -were accompanied by their daughter and her husband to receive the
body from Tinokunda Funeral Services.
This followed assistance from the director of Enrage
Holdings, who helped foot the bill.
“I had lost hope but today I feel comforted over the
assistance I received from Enrage Holdings who heard of my challenges during
Tilder Live Show at Star FM radio.
“To be honest I had no money when my baby passed on and
Covid-19 measures that limit number of mourners added salt to the wound.
“I want to thank the funeral parlour for understanding me
at last and they assisted me with a coffin and transport which I never expected
following my misunderstanding with them.
“They accepted the blame and responded by suspending one of
their drivers who wanted to collect money behind their back,” said Chikomichi.
Enrage Holdings finance and administration executive
Tsungai Kuzvigadza paid $6 600 to cover charges that triggered the standoff.
“My boss is the one who followed Tilder Live Show on Star
FM radio, called me to tune in and instructed me to give a hand to the
Chikomichi family.
“We got into their shoes considering the time we are living
and saw the need to bail them out since they had lost their child during hard
times,” she said.
Tinokunda Funeral Services director Caroline Nyambiya
confirmed the suspension of their driver Mukudzei Mhandu, 23, alleged to have
been behind the confusion that led the Chikomichi family to seek assistance
through the media and police.
“Nyambiya is now under suspension pending investigations
following allegations that he was demanding money from the bereaved family when
they were expected to be helped and make payments at the office,” said
Nyambiya.
She added: “He acted in an unprofessional manner leaving
the bereaved family to accuse the company of hiding the body, a thing we never
did.
“We came to realise that our driver was blocking the
bereaved family from reaching our offices for help in a way to dupe them and by
this we are apologizing to Zimbabweans especially to readers of H-Metro who
covered the story and followers of Tilder Live Show on Star FM radio.
“The company’s good name was misrepresented by one of our
staff members who was after making money and access soft loan illegally.
“All necessary procedures in handling the body were carried
and the company was not enlightened about the challenges faced by the bereaved
family,” said Nyambiya. H Metro
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