Mother ‘Betty Mbereko’ is said to have married her own son yesterday after a prolonged relationship. The woman and her son claim to be in love with each other at an early age which Mbereko is now six months pregnant and expecting twins.
23 years -old son Farai Mbereko, has been had been living with her mother ‘Widow’ Mbereko for the past 12 years.
She confirmed 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.
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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, he said.
“Look, I struggled 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.
According to reports, she said “Let me enjoy the products of my sweat,” as she told the village court council when she stunned the village court.
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Farai, her son also came in and said he was more than prepared to marry his mother and would pay off the lobola 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,” according to him.
Meanwhile, the 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.”
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He, ‘local headman’ has, however, warned them to immediately break off their marriage or leave his village.
As it stands now they have left the village after the communique for an undisclosed destination.
