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Family dumps body of a pregnant teenager at lover's brother's house
10 Jan 2012 at 14:29hrs | Views
A Harare family dumped the body of a pregnant 16-year-old girl at the house of her married lover's brother after an alleged failed pregnancy termination..
The Marimo family dumped the body of late the Letina Marimo at the 'husband's' brother in Cherima, Western Triangle.
It is said Innocent did not reveal his marital status and Letina discovered it after she eloped to him a fortnight ago.
Letina died at Harare Central Hospital amid reports that she had attempted to terminate her pregnancy while her relatives accuse Innocent's sister -Anne- of poisoning her.
She refutes the allegations.
"They took it in a wrong way after failing to accept death as it is. We have been co-operating very well before one of the relatives developed cold feet and decided to take the body here.
"Innocent lives in Epworth and I wonder why they decided to dump the body at his young brother Lovemore Vheremu's place.
"They refused to accept US$150 that we have raised to give them according to custom and we have no choice than engaging the police to help us," said Anne. When H-Metro arrived in Cherima residents were gathered to catch a glimpse of the dumped dead body in a coffin.
Effort to get a comment from Innocent and Marimo family were fruitless as they were locked in a meeting in Geneva in the same suburb.
It later emerged that the Marimo family finally agreed to collect the body at around 12 midnight.
The Marimo family dumped the body of late the Letina Marimo at the 'husband's' brother in Cherima, Western Triangle.
It is said Innocent did not reveal his marital status and Letina discovered it after she eloped to him a fortnight ago.
Letina died at Harare Central Hospital amid reports that she had attempted to terminate her pregnancy while her relatives accuse Innocent's sister -Anne- of poisoning her.
She refutes the allegations.
"They took it in a wrong way after failing to accept death as it is. We have been co-operating very well before one of the relatives developed cold feet and decided to take the body here.
"Innocent lives in Epworth and I wonder why they decided to dump the body at his young brother Lovemore Vheremu's place.
"They refused to accept US$150 that we have raised to give them according to custom and we have no choice than engaging the police to help us," said Anne. When H-Metro arrived in Cherima residents were gathered to catch a glimpse of the dumped dead body in a coffin.
Effort to get a comment from Innocent and Marimo family were fruitless as they were locked in a meeting in Geneva in the same suburb.
It later emerged that the Marimo family finally agreed to collect the body at around 12 midnight.
Source - Hmetro
