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A MAN from Marange allegedly killed his live-in girlfriend and told her family she had abandoned him.
The chilling allegations were made at Chief Mutasa’s community court, where John Chisikana was accused of murdering his lover, who he previously reported missing several years ago.
Relatives of the deceased claim Chisikana orchestrated her mysterious disappearance and death — accusations he has consistently and vehemently denied.
Traditional healers, however, have reportedly implicated him, insisting that the woman’s restless spirit continues to torment her family.
Testifying before the court, Chisikana recounted the last time he saw his girlfriend alive.
He claimed he left for work while she was still asleep, only to return to an empty house and a disturbing note.
“On that fateful day, I left for work at around 7am while she was sleeping. When I came back at 10am during tea break, she was gone,” Chisikana told the court. He said all that remained was a letter that left him confused and frightened.
“I found a letter saying she was gone forever. There was no explanation,” he said.
Chisikana said the two had been cohabiting for only two months before she disappeared.
“I had been staying with this woman for two months, and I had not yet paid roora. We were still planning our future,” he said.
He told the court that he immediately informed the woman’s relatives, hoping they would help locate her.
“The following day, I went to her aunt and explained what had happened. She told me that the woman would eventually return and that we should keep searching for her,” said Chisikana.
Years passed without any trace of the woman.
However, her family began accusing him of murder.
“After four years, people from her family approached me saying her spirit was manifesting on one of their relatives, allegedly accusing me of killing her,” he said.
The matter was first heard at Chief Marange’s community court, where elders ordered the families to consult traditional healers together.
“When we consulted traditional healers, they said her spirit was roaming around me. They said I was the one who killed her and that her death needed to be appeased,” Chisikana further told the court.
He, however, insisted he was innocent.
He also said he only agreed to the appeasement under duress.
“I did not kill her, but I was stressed, cornered and accused from all sides. That is why I said I would appease her death, even though I knew I was innocent,” he said firmly.
Chief Mutasa delivered a stern warning to him.
“You can run away from people, but you cannot run away from the truth; it has a way of catching up with people,” said Chief Mutasa.
The chief questioned inconsistencies in the circumstances around the woman’s disappearance.
“A woman leaves your house and is never seen again. Years later, her spirit begins to speak. These are not matters this court can ignore,” said Chief Mutasa.
He also criticised Chisikana for agreeing to pay for a crime he did not commit.
“If you did not kill her, why did you agree to appease her death? People do not pay for crimes they did not commit,” he said, adding that traditional courts exist to uncover truth, not to rush to conclusions driven by fear or emotion.
“This court must hear everything.
“A person is missing, and accusations of murder are being made. We cannot treat this lightly,” he said, further warning that unresolved deaths often haunt families for generations.
“When blood cries from the ground, it will not stop. That is why these issues come back years later,” said Chief Mutasa.
The chief adjourned the matter to a later date to allow for further consultations. — Manica Post
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Sex pest who masqueraded as goblin exorcist slapped with 15-year sentence
A woman’s search for spiritual help turned into a nightmare after a self-styled healer who claimed he could exorcise goblins tried to rape her during a fake cleansing ceremony.
Cain Mushayi (29) will now spend 15 years behind bars after the Rusape Magistrates’ Court found him guilty of attempted rape.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe, the woman’s ordeal started on October 3, 2025 in Domborembizi village under Chief Makoni.
Mushayi approached the woman at her homestead, claiming he had the power to fix her marriage and remove the goblins that were supposedly “sleeping with her” and destabilising her home.
Desperate for help, the woman allowed him into her two-roomed house which was still under construction.
Once inside, the bizarre ritual began.
The fake healer told her to remove her trousers and then lit a fire on a stick.
He placed the burning stick between her legs, claiming the flames would drive away the goblins tormenting her.
The ritual quickly took an awkward twist.
Mushayi suddenly pushed the woman to the floor, stripped himself and attempted to rape her.
A fierce struggle ensued as the woman fought back.
The woman, however, managed to overpower him, but not before he had ejaculated on her legs.
Mushayi fled, but was later arrested. — B Metro
