A 40 –year old mother and her son may
be considered to have done the
unthinkable by falling in love with each
other. And now they want to marry since
the mom, is six months pregnant and
expecting her
son's first child.
Mbereko, who was widowed 12 years ago,
has been cohabiting with her first child,
Farai Mbereko (23). She confirms that she
is six months pregnant and that she has
decided it is better to "marry" her son
because she does not want to marry her
late husband's young brothers, whom she
says are coveting her.
Betty stunned a village court last week
when she said the affair with her son had
begun three years earlier. She said after
spending a lot of money sending Farai to
school following the death of her
husband, she felt she had a right to his
money and no other woman was entitled
to it.
"Look, I strove alone to send my son to
school and no one helped me. Now you
see that my son is working and you accuse
me of doing something wrong. "Let me
enjoy the products of my sweat," she told
the village court.
Farai said he was more than prepared to
marry his mother and would pay off the
ilobola balance his father had left unpaid
to his grandparents. "I know my father
died before he finished paying the bride
price and I am prepared to pay it off," he
said.
"It is better to publicise what is happening
because people should know that I am the
one who made my mother pregnant.
Otherwise they will accuse her of
promiscuity."
But local headman Nathan Muputirwa
says: "We cannot allow this to happen in
our village, mashura chaiwo aya, (This is a
bad omen indeed).
In the past they would have to be killed
but today we cannot do it because we are
afraid of the police." He warned them to
break off their marriage or leave his
village.
They chose the latter and have left the
village to an unknown destination.
be considered to have done the
unthinkable by falling in love with each
other. And now they want to marry since
the mom, is six months pregnant and
expecting her
son's first child.
Mbereko, who was widowed 12 years ago,
has been cohabiting with her first child,
Farai Mbereko (23). She confirms that she
is six months pregnant and that she has
decided it is better to "marry" her son
because she does not want to marry her
late husband's young brothers, whom she
says are coveting her.
Betty stunned a village court last week
when she said the affair with her son had
begun three years earlier. She said after
spending a lot of money sending Farai to
school following the death of her
husband, she felt she had a right to his
money and no other woman was entitled
to it.
"Look, I strove alone to send my son to
school and no one helped me. Now you
see that my son is working and you accuse
me of doing something wrong. "Let me
enjoy the products of my sweat," she told
the village court.
Farai said he was more than prepared to
marry his mother and would pay off the
ilobola balance his father had left unpaid
to his grandparents. "I know my father
died before he finished paying the bride
price and I am prepared to pay it off," he
said.
"It is better to publicise what is happening
because people should know that I am the
one who made my mother pregnant.
Otherwise they will accuse her of
promiscuity."
But local headman Nathan Muputirwa
says: "We cannot allow this to happen in
our village, mashura chaiwo aya, (This is a
bad omen indeed).
In the past they would have to be killed
but today we cannot do it because we are
afraid of the police." He warned them to
break off their marriage or leave his
village.
They chose the latter and have left the
village to an unknown destination.
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