A woman in Chimanimani must pay four cattle and six goats after she called her brother's wife a witch. Maria Manjongoma spent years accusing Tryphine Mucharira of witchcraft before Chief Saurombe stepped in. Traditional healers checked and found Mucharira innocent of all claims. The father of the accused woman asked for payment to fix his daughter's damaged name. He said she faced public shame after the story spread through newspapers and videos.
The case first came to court in February because of a family fight. Manjongoma told people that Mucharira ate private body parts and used footprint soil for spells. Mucharira explained she dealt with these harsh words for 14 years since her marriage. Things became worse when Manjongoma took her shoes and refused to return them. Manjongoma had claimed someone wanted to kill her and even sang loudly that Mucharira's powers would soon end.
Manjongoma blamed her son's health problems and bad teeth on meat from Mucharira. She also said she felt needle pains in her legs from witch attacks. The chief ruled that Mucharira was the real victim and ordered Manjongoma to replace the shoes. When the stories kept spreading on social media, the family had to visit healers who proved Mucharira innocent. Chief Saurombe said the punishment would teach people not to make false claims about witchcraft just because of family problems.
The case first came to court in February because of a family fight. Manjongoma told people that Mucharira ate private body parts and used footprint soil for spells. Mucharira explained she dealt with these harsh words for 14 years since her marriage. Things became worse when Manjongoma took her shoes and refused to return them. Manjongoma had claimed someone wanted to kill her and even sang loudly that Mucharira's powers would soon end.
Manjongoma blamed her son's health problems and bad teeth on meat from Mucharira. She also said she felt needle pains in her legs from witch attacks. The chief ruled that Mucharira was the real victim and ordered Manjongoma to replace the shoes. When the stories kept spreading on social media, the family had to visit healers who proved Mucharira innocent. Chief Saurombe said the punishment would teach people not to make false claims about witchcraft just because of family problems.
