a�?My mother killed my sona��

Hazel Marimbiza
ITa��S son versus mother after an 80-year-old granny accused of killing her grandchild fell out of favour with her only son.

Violet Mpofu from Ntshamathe village in the Sigola area was branded a witch because tsikamutandas allegedly found her with a hyena that they said was behind the death of her grandson.

As such, her only son Obert Moyo (ABOVE) wowed to take her life in revenge.

Now thrown outA� by her son a�� Mpofu is angry.

a�?He goes around telling people that I am a witch and I killed his child. He chased me from his homestead, told me to never cross his path because he would kill me,a�? said Mpofu.

She told B-Metro that her conscience is clear but now equally hates her son and dares him to go ahead with his threat.

a�?I dona��t want anything to do with Obert. He has caused me so much pain. I hate him. How could he go around spreading lies about me? So now he wants to kill me? Ia��m waiting to see if he will manage to kill me,a�? said Mpofu.

However, she did not want to talk about the hyena incident.

a�?I have nothing to say about that,a�? she said adding that her daughter, Josephine who took her in knows the real story.

But Obert is really convinced his mother has a case to answer.

a�?The only reason why I havena��t killed her is because I fear the law. Whenever I see her my heart bleeds for my son who she killed,a�? he said, adding that she intended to use her grandchild as a goblin.

Only after everyone in the village was made aware of the developments and tsikamutandas found the alleged evidence, did Obert act.

a�?I immediately chased her from my home andA� made sure she would not attend my sona��s funeral. Blessed died a mysterious death in January this year. He was hit by a door and his left leg became swollen and I took him to the hospital where doctors said he had little blood in his body. I paid lots of money hoping that he would recover,a�? said Obert.

Obert also blamed his sister Josephine for sheltering their mother.

a�?I wonder why Josephine immediately allowed my mother stay with her. It might be because they help each other in their witchcraft activities,a�? he added.

Efforts to get hold Josephine were fruitless as her phone rang unanswered.