The octogenarian, identified as Gogo Khethiwe Ncube, was
discovered by neighbours on Friday noon in a sorry state without anyone to take
care of her.
Neighbours who spoke to Newsday were still in shock over
her deplorable state.
“Gogo MaNcube has been living alone for a while now. She
was last seen outside about four days ago and today, we saw flies buzzing from
her window. Luckily, the ward councillor came and we requested his permission
to break in.
“We found her in a sorry state. When we attempted to sit
her up, she had maggots coming from her body,” the neighbour said.
An elderly neighbour who also spoke on the condition of
anonymity said the sorrowful incident was history repeating itself.
“We are not happy with this. She has about 11 children, all
of them doing well. One of them is a pastor or a prophet at a flamboyant
pentecostal church in Townsend. We heard she lives in Cowdray Park.
“MaNcube was once sick and we called her children and told
them to look after her, but one by one, they ran away. If your mother is a
witch or a prostitute, she does not stop being your mother. So, whatever they
have against her does not justify this kind of treatment,” the neighbour added.
None of the Makokoba residents has currently communicated
with any of Gogo MaNcube’s children and NewsDay could not reach them for
comment.
Ward 7 (Makokoba) councillor Shadreck Sibanda confirmed the
incident.
“People discovered a bad odour coming out of her house and
requested to break in. So, we found Gogo MaNcube in bad condition.
“It has been a couple of days since she collapsed and her
body had begun to decompose while she was still alive.
“She was now maggot-infested. We then called an ambulance and
took her to Mpilo Hospital after cleaning her,” Sibanda said. Newsday
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