Woman forced to kiss dead hubby

Nhlalwenhle Ncube
WHEN she lost her husband, she did not know it was the beginning of the worst as she was accused of being a witch.

To prove her innocence she was forced to kiss his corpse!

Felistas Mapeturo still cannot believe what her in-laws did to her after the death of her husband Jairos Munhundadya.

It is reported that her husband died after a short illness and unfortunately she had not informed her in-laws that their son was not feeling well.

When they heard the death news, they went crazy and accused her of bewitching her husband.

a�?Mapeturo was banned from attending her husbanda��s burial. Her in-laws took the body and children ordering her not to follow them to their homestead in Masvingo.

a�?She decided to hire a commuter omnibus and followed with her own relatives and friends saying there was no way she could miss her husbanda��s burial,a�? said the source.

It is said that upon arrival at the homestead, they were stopped from entering and they slept in the bush. The following morning before burial, a traditional healer was invited to do some rituals.

a�?Early in the morning, we just sat by the gate and we were only allowed in the yard after the arrival of a traditional healer.

a�?Body viewing was strictly for close family members and after they had completed, the deceaseda��s wife was ordered to kiss the corpse and they said it was the only way she could prove her innocence.

a�?They made it clear that if she had a hand in his death, she was going to die soon after kissing him, but she never did.

a�?After the burial, despite having survived, they told her to leave their homestead saying they no longer had any relationship with her,a�? said the source.

Mapeturo told B-Metro that she was yet to come to terms with what she was made to do.

a�?I had to kiss my dead husband in the coffin to prove that I had not killed him. Up to now Ia��m still having nightmares,a�? she said.

Her aunt revealed that they were yet to meet the in-laws and make them pay a fine for what they did to their daughter.

The deceaseda��s father Abel Munhundadya said he did not see anything wrong with what happened at the burial.

a�?It was her husband and in our family if your husband or wife passes away, that is the way you are supposed to bid him/her farewell,a�? he said.