Susan Muchemwa, 49, a shop owner at a Zengeza Complex said
she wanted to recover her money and used the child’s purity to get it back.
The matter came to light when the toddler informed his
mother. Muchemwa told H-Metro that she was following instructions from her
daughter based in South Africa and it was for religious prayers and not charms.
“I sold a shop to someone and they were delaying in paying
the money,” said Muchemwa. “When my daughter learnt about it she instructed me
to look for a child.
“Akanditi tsvagai mwana mudiki asati ambotadza mumugezese
mawoko saka pandakangodaro mari yakabva yabhadharwa. It was pure water and no
charms or anything was mixed with it.
“I just saw two young boys walking by the pavement and I
called them into the shop. The younger one is the one I instructed to wash his
hands. My daughter worships at Johanne Masowe yeChishanu.
“The amount not paid was US$200 and I made a mistake by
sending it to my daughter through another agent instead of Mukuru.
“I made another mistake by not informing their parents but
I pleaded for forgiveness and she accepted,” said Muchemwa. The victim’s
mother, a vendor told H-Metro that her son complied to Muchemwa’s instructions
in fear.
“My son told me about the matter and I went on to confront
the business woman and she asked for forgiveness,” she said.
“Our fears were that the boy could have been abused for
ritual purposes. “She sounded to be an ardent follower of religion that is why
I rested the case but it disturbed a number of people around this place,” she
said. H Metro
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