Children boycott mothera��s burial

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MOURNERS at Baobab suburb in Hwange were reportedly forced to bury a woman in the absence of her children after they boycotted the burial citing that she never showed them love when she was alive.

Everest Mukulia��s four children reportedly refused to attend her burial.

A family source who spoke on condition of anonymity said Mukulia�?s children revealed that their mothera��s death did not make any difference in their lives.

a�?Mukuli died on 5 March after a short illness.

a�?As the norm, friends and relatives gathered, but none of her children turned up and mourners gathered for a week expecting them to come.

a�?They never turned up and their uncle had to phone them asking for a way forward and that is when they said she should be buried in their absence.

a�?They openly declared that they were not moved by her death as she dumped them when they were young and therefore had a painful upbringing,a�? said the source.

The now deceaseda��s brother Jersey Mukuli confirmed the incident.

a�?We buried her in the absence of her children because they refused to attend.

a�?It is really sad and whatever reasons they had, I do not think my dead sistera��s spirit will ever forgive them for their actions.

a�?We were left with no choice and there was nothing we could have done because there is no way you can force people to attend a funeral,a�? he said.

The now deceaseda��s first born Marko said he did not have a mother.

a�?I do not know what you are talking about and in my life I have never had a mother,a�? he said.

The other child only identified as Gladys said they had their own reasons.

a�?It is true that we never attended our mothera��s burial and we have reasons to justify our behaviour.

a�?I will have to talk to my brothers before I discuss the issue with you.a�?

Efforts to get more details from Gladys hit a snag as her phone was continuously unreachable.