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Tendai Gukutikwa and Melody Vherenaisi
A Buhera man is accusing his former in-laws of bewitching him and his new wife out of jealousy of his new marriage.
In an unsolicited interview, Maxwell Chigwizura (32) said he was ‘fixed’ by his in-laws after he failed to rekindle lost love with his former wife, Ndaizivei Matafa, following their separation in 2016.
He claimed that Matafa took his underwear and gave it to her parents so that they could use it to fix him, resulting in him developing a growth on his head.
The growth, which started in 2022 as a small pimple, is now the same size as his head and Chigwizura now bandages it to appear as if he spots dreadlocks.
“During the course of my marriage to Matafa, we lost a child, so her parents took their daughter away to console her over the loss. I never made a follow-up on her and this irked her parents.
“I continued with my life and remarried in 2020. This infuriated my in-laws as their daughter is still single up to this day. She claims that she is still waiting for my return,” he said.
Chigwizura said when the growth developed on his head, he consulted several medical practitioners and spiritual healers but they could not find a solution for him.
He said one traditional healer told him that the growth was punishment from his former in-laws for dumping their daughter.
“He said the remedy to my strange ailment is to reconcile with Matafa,” he said.
Chigwizura said he is yet to approach his former in-laws over the issue, but claimed to be in good terms with Matapa.
“She is still single and told me that she is still waiting for me. I, however, do not want to confront her parents over the growth as this may result in bad blood between us,” he said.
Chigwizura appealed for assistance from well-wishers to have the growth removed.
“It started as a small pimple on my head. I took a thorn and pricked it. However, the small wound would not heal. It was very itchy and started bleeding. The growth continued growing despite several interventions.
“My family advised me to seek traditional remedies and I was told by a n’anga to bring a new razor blade. He cut the growth, amid promises that it would heal in three days, but this did not happen.
“I then visited another n’anga who told me that my ex-wife’s parents were responsible for the growth as they were hurt when l dumped their daughter,” he said.
Chigwizura’s aunt, Jenny Gutsire, said they have consulted countless doctors and traditional healers, with no remedy to the strange ailment.
However, a medical practitioner recently diagnosed Chigwizura with a cancerous growth on his head.
The growth was operated on in October 2022, but by December it had grown back.
“He is now being forced to wrap a bandage around his head to cover the growth. He says it is now heavy. He is appealing for US$600 to undergo another surgical operation,” said Gutsire.
Contacted for comment, Matafa refuted Chigwizura’s claims that she stole his underwear and used it to fix him, together with her parents.
She said Chigwizura only got in touch with her after he had the growth.
“We are not in good books as he claims. He started texting me recently after years of silence. He is pestering me to visit him. He was very abusive during the course of our marriage. He would bring several girlfriends home in my presence. He would tell me that he never loved me. My child’s death was the last straw.
“I never took his underwear when we broke up. In fact, I only went to his house three years later to collect my property. I have already moved on with my life. I am in a stable relationship and have a child. He should leave me alone,” she said.
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