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Woman 'pays' healer with daughter
14 Jul 2017 at 03:00hrs | Views
A MBERENGWA woman gave away her 14-year-old daughter to pay a debt to a traditional healer who cleansed her homestead.
Thandiwe Shoko's daughter became Mazivise Musikavanhu (30)'s reward but when the 14-year-old fell pregnant the deal crumbled.
The teenager's pregnancy raised eyebrows in the community and she opened up on how her mother and Musikavanhu reached an agreement to have her sleep with the traditional healer.
The matter was reported to the police leading to the two's arrest.
Appearing before magistrate Shepherd Mjanja facing a charge of sex with a minor, it was revealed that Musikavanhu accepted the 14-year-old as payment for services rendered. Between April and June while staying at the same homestead he had sex with the minor, leading to her falling pregnant.
Upon interrogation by community members she opened up. In court Musikavanhu was not asked to plead but the investigating officer opposed bail on grounds that the accused person was likely to abscond court since he was planning to move to Mozambique just before he got arrested and he also had a big influence on the victim because at one he time tried to hide her from police officers.
Therefore, Musikavanhu was remanded in custody to 18 July.
Thandiwe Shoko's daughter became Mazivise Musikavanhu (30)'s reward but when the 14-year-old fell pregnant the deal crumbled.
The teenager's pregnancy raised eyebrows in the community and she opened up on how her mother and Musikavanhu reached an agreement to have her sleep with the traditional healer.
The matter was reported to the police leading to the two's arrest.
Appearing before magistrate Shepherd Mjanja facing a charge of sex with a minor, it was revealed that Musikavanhu accepted the 14-year-old as payment for services rendered. Between April and June while staying at the same homestead he had sex with the minor, leading to her falling pregnant.
Upon interrogation by community members she opened up. In court Musikavanhu was not asked to plead but the investigating officer opposed bail on grounds that the accused person was likely to abscond court since he was planning to move to Mozambique just before he got arrested and he also had a big influence on the victim because at one he time tried to hide her from police officers.
Therefore, Musikavanhu was remanded in custody to 18 July.
Source - bmetro
