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Mpopoma murder victim family agrees to bury her
20 Mar 2012 at 05:47hrs | Views
THE family of Miriam Nyoni (nee Takavingofa) who was allegedly brutally killed by her husband at their Mpopoma home in Bulawayo yesterday resolved to bury her but insisted the demands still stand.
The family is demanding 45 cattle and $3 000 from the family of Goodman Nyoni, Miriam's husband.
In a telephone interview from Harare, the Takavingofa family spokesperson, Mr Simplicious Chikoko, said although the Nyoni family had not met their demands, they had resolved to bury Miriam.
"There is a deadlock between us and the Nyoni family as they have failed to communicate with us. We have resolved to bury Miriam either this week or next week since we have not received any feedback from them.
In as much as we want to be compensated for the brutal murder, we cannot let our daughter's body decompose in the mortuary just because the Nyoni family is failing to meet our demand," said Mr Chikoko.
He said the family's demands still stand and they expect the Nyoni family to comply after the burial.
"We are still demanding the 45 cattle and $3 000 and there is no going back on this one. Miriam was killed in a brutal way and her body might end up decomposing if we wait for the Nyoni family to first meet our demands.
"We are finalising a number of issues and by tomorrow afternoon we will be having all details pertaining to when and where she will be buried," said Mr Chikoko.
In a separate interview, Mr S Takawira, the spokesperson for the Nyoni family, said they were having challenges in meeting their in-laws' demands.
"There is nothing much to say except that we cannot afford to meet the Takavingofa family's demands. We wronged them and we therefore cannot say they are demanding too much. The truth is, our family is so small that it will take us a long time to meet their demands," said Mr Takawira.
He said if resources were permitting they would have paid off the Takavingofas so that Miriam could be buried.
"As I speak there is no communication between the two families as we last spoke on Friday. They reportedly went back to Masvingo," said Mr Takawira.
He also said he wished the two families could agree to bury Miriam and then work out a compensation payment plan.
"We do not know what to do as for now and we hope the Takavingofas will get back to us so that we bury Miriam," he said.
Miriam (nee Takavingofa) (34) had her skull split with a machete before Nyoni went on to chop off her hands and tried to commit suicide by cutting his wrists with the machete.
Nyoni appeared in court on Friday and was remanded in custody to 30 March.
The family is demanding 45 cattle and $3 000 from the family of Goodman Nyoni, Miriam's husband.
In a telephone interview from Harare, the Takavingofa family spokesperson, Mr Simplicious Chikoko, said although the Nyoni family had not met their demands, they had resolved to bury Miriam.
"There is a deadlock between us and the Nyoni family as they have failed to communicate with us. We have resolved to bury Miriam either this week or next week since we have not received any feedback from them.
In as much as we want to be compensated for the brutal murder, we cannot let our daughter's body decompose in the mortuary just because the Nyoni family is failing to meet our demand," said Mr Chikoko.
He said the family's demands still stand and they expect the Nyoni family to comply after the burial.
"We are still demanding the 45 cattle and $3 000 and there is no going back on this one. Miriam was killed in a brutal way and her body might end up decomposing if we wait for the Nyoni family to first meet our demands.
"We are finalising a number of issues and by tomorrow afternoon we will be having all details pertaining to when and where she will be buried," said Mr Chikoko.
In a separate interview, Mr S Takawira, the spokesperson for the Nyoni family, said they were having challenges in meeting their in-laws' demands.
"There is nothing much to say except that we cannot afford to meet the Takavingofa family's demands. We wronged them and we therefore cannot say they are demanding too much. The truth is, our family is so small that it will take us a long time to meet their demands," said Mr Takawira.
He said if resources were permitting they would have paid off the Takavingofas so that Miriam could be buried.
"As I speak there is no communication between the two families as we last spoke on Friday. They reportedly went back to Masvingo," said Mr Takawira.
He also said he wished the two families could agree to bury Miriam and then work out a compensation payment plan.
"We do not know what to do as for now and we hope the Takavingofas will get back to us so that we bury Miriam," he said.
Miriam (nee Takavingofa) (34) had her skull split with a machete before Nyoni went on to chop off her hands and tried to commit suicide by cutting his wrists with the machete.
Nyoni appeared in court on Friday and was remanded in custody to 30 March.
Source - chronicle
