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A BEITBRIDGE woman claims she has been living under a terrifying ordeal for more than 30 years in which goblins, allegedly acquired by two family members, have been tormenting her daily.
Mazvita Marvelous Msavi, 35, told B-Metro she desperately wanted help and that is why she wanted her name and face to be published in the newspaper.
She claimed her ordeal began when she was still a child after her relatives (names withheld) sought help from a traditional healer.
“These things have been sexually abusing me since I was child.
“Actually, the story of my suffering began when my relatives went to seek help from a witch doctor when I was still very young.
“I was only three-years-old at the time. The witch doctor gave them 10 goblins.
“They were told that these goblins were supposed to be placed with either my father’s or my mother’s relatives.
“Instead, five of the goblins were put in me and the other five were placed in my younger sister.”
Msavi she said the goblins have been disturbing her life for years, appearing in different forms and causing fear in her daily life.
“These things torment me every day. From as early as six o’clock in the evening they begin to appear, sometimes disguising themselves with my relative’s face.
“I live in fear because I never know when they will come. They disturb my sleep and my peace.
“When I menstruate, these things come to drink the blood. Even when I throw away my sanitary pads, they come back to take the blood from the pads.
“The situation is now beyond control and I honestly do not know what to do anymore.”
Msavi said she has repeatedly begged her relatives to accompany her to seek help, but they have refused.
“I have tried many times to persuade both my relatives to go with me so that we can look for help, but they have refused. They do not want to be involved.
“They are getting rich through the goblins. That has left me suffering alone.
“This problem has contributed to my failure to get married. There have been men who came to ask for my hand in marriage but my relatives always stood in the way.
“They burnt my academic certificates, both my O-Level and A-Level certificates. They also destroyed my identification documents, including my birth certificate and my national identity card.
“They just want me as a vessel for their goblins,” she said.
She added:
“Because of that, my life has become very difficult. I cannot look for proper work and I struggle to survive.
“They are inside me. I can’t shake them off. I need someone, anyone who can help me to get rid of them. There is no sign of them during the day.
“I am now a homeless vendor. Most of the time I seek refuge anywhere at the rank just to pass the night.
“I do not have proper clothes or property to my name. I am living in deep poverty because of the decisions and choices my relatives made many years ago.
“All I want now is help so that I can live a normal life like other people.”
Mathew Masinge