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WHAT was meant to be a joyous occasion for a Tsholotsho woman turned into a tragedy when she fell gravely ill and died moments after being introduced to her new son-in-law.
Villagers at Zibungululu Village still cannot come to terms with the mysterious ailment that killed Eveline Ndlovu who a few hours before meeting her daughter Simangelea��s future husband had been in a jovial mood with no signs of discomfort.
According to the deceaseda��s sister Laiza Ndlovu, the late woman was in sound health when she met her new son-in-law for the first time.
She fell ill after the visitors left her homestead.
a�?She was fine when her daughter came. She invited relatives to see the son-in-law. But when they left we were surprised when we were called back as she was nose bleeding. She would excrete blood when going to the toilet. Ita��s still a mystery to us.
a�?As a family we are yet to sit down and find a way forward. We are planning to consult a prophet because we find this very strange,a�? Ndlovu said.
The sister said it could be the work of people who were jealous that Ndlovu had a son-in-law who would pay lobola.
a�?Someone has a hand. They realised that my sister would get a lot of money from lobola and decided to kill her. She died in a very painful way,a�? said she said.
Ndlovu was buried at her homestead last Friday.
Her family seeks to avenge for her as they feel that witchcraft was used to take away Ndlovua��s life.
Effort to get a comment from Chief Tategulu hit a snag as his mobile phone was unreachable. .
derick.khumalo