The girl was
forced to pack her belongings and led to her lover Tapiwa Chitsumba’s home. Tapiwa’s
mother Spiwe Kubocha is reported to be abusing the girl.
The girl’s
parents Olinda Makashu and Maxwell Muzembe separated before acquiring a birth
certificate for her and Muzembe’s parents have been looking after her when she
was eight months old.
The girl told
H-Metro that her tears have not been drying following the forced marriage where
her supposed in-laws are ever insulting her for eloping.
“I am
experiencing sleepless nights over what I am going through in the hands of my
so called mother-in-law,” said the girl in tears. “I was forced into this
marriage on the 5th of this month but I was not pregnant.
“Life has
become tough for my grandmother and grandfather. My parents separated and my
mother is based in Mutare and they never supported me as well as not acquiring
a birth certificate for me to this day.
“After being
forced into this marriage, my mother-in-law is ever insulting me, describing me
as a blowing wind she said would come to pass. Hanzi takaingwa nemhepo pano asi
ndinovimba kuti neminamto ichapfuura zvayo.
“Iyezvino
ndirikunzwa mudumbu zvekuti ndinovimba kuti ndave nemimba asi murume wacho
anouya apo neapo handisi kubvumirwa kugara naye asi anoshandira pedyo nepamba.
“I am
experiencing sleepless nights because of insulting words being uttered by my
mother-in-law,” she said.
The victim’s
grandmother only identified as Gogo Rebecca confirmed giving her into marriage
arguing that Tapiwa had taken away her virginity.
“Villagers are
spreading falsehoods that the girl was given into marriage due to poverty,”
said Gogo Rebecca.
“She returned
home after three days saying she was at Tapiwa’s house and I could not allow
her in my house when her virginity had been taken away.
“Her mother
left this girl while she was eight months old and I am the one who has been
looking after her and she is yet to acquire a birth certificate,” said Gogo
Rebecca.
The
mother-in-law Kubocha and her husband John Chitsumba of Africa Apostolic
(Mwazha) Church confirmed their animosity towards the eloping of the girl saying
four women brought her despite their plea to pay the damage while she remains
at her grandmother’s house.
“To be honest I
am not happy at all with this because she was forced to stay with my son
because they know that he is gainfully employed,” said Kubocha.
“Yes my son
damaged the girl; we accept responsibility and we were prepared to pay the
damage while the girl remains under her guardian’s custody.
“Kuita muroora
mwana mudoko akadai here pamusha hazvivaraidze,” she said angrily. The
father-in-law Chitsumba had no kind words with the victim describing her as too
loose to be his daughter in-law.
“Yes my son
made a mistake by taking this girl for three days but her behaviour in the
village is bad but we have nothing to do. The girl was forced to pack her
belongings and brought here by four women and we were left with no choice other
than accepting this young girl.
“We are going
to pay lobola according to custom,” said Chitsumba. Tapiwa told H-Metro that he
had since approached his employer to allow him stay with his wife he said was
ever in tears.
“I have
accepted to take my wife and she informed me about what she is going through
under my parents,” said Tapiwa.
“I informed my
employer about this development and if all goes well upon her return from South
Africa I would be staying with my wife,” said Tapiwa. H Metro
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