Betty Mbereko is a 40 year old widow from Zimbabwe who is 6 months pregnant with her son's baby, making the baby both her child and grandchild.
Mrs Mbereko said she and
her son are in love with each other and will
love to take it further by making it formal.
The 40-year-old woman lost Farai’s father 12
years ago and she claimed she and her son
have been dating for about 3 years before the
local community leaders got to know.
She however faced a crowd of local
protesters, saying, she prefers to marry her
son than her late husband’s younger
brothers, whom she says are coveting her.
She also went ahead to say that she sent
Farai to school and she is in the best
position to enjoy the wealth of her son other
than any other woman.
Farai added that he was more than prepared
to marry his mother and would pay off the
ilobola bride price balance his father had left
unpaid to his grandparents. Addressing the
village court council, Mrs Mbereko said:
“Look, I strove alone to send my son to
school and no one helped me. Now you see
that my son is working and you accuse me of
doing something wrong, so please let me
enjoy the products of my sweat.”
Farai added: “I know my father died before
he finished paying the bride price and I am
prepared to pay it off. It is better to publicise
what is happening because people should
know that I am the one who made my
mother pregnant, otherwise they will accuse
her of promiscuity.”
Local village head Nathan Muputirwa said:
“We cannot allow this to happen in our
village, as it is a bad omen. In the past they
would have to be killed but today we cannot
do it because we are afraid of the police.”
No comments: