By Own Correspondent| The family of a United Kingdom based former MDC organising secretary for Marondera is living in fear following threats and harassment from suspected state security agents.

Joyce Mutengezwana, the former MDC stalwart fled the country in 2007 after she had come to see where her husband was laid to rest.

The husband Amoine Mazvidza was allegedly murdered by suspected state security agents in August 2006 at the height of the Zanu Pf terror campaign against opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) stalwarts.

Said Mutengezwana:

“Amoine was found murdered in Goromonzi, his crime was supporting the Movement for Democratic Change and it cascaded to my father who was also abducted in 2008 for being an MDC activist.”

Upon her return to the United Kingdom Joyce had challenges at the airport after her boarding pass “disappeared” in a development which sent shivers down her spine.

She said:

“As I was returning to the UK state security agents hid my boarding pass at the airport. They had issued a warrant of arrest against me only to be released after some confusion between the agents.

My family has been subjected to Zanu PF victimisation each time there has been demonstrations in Zimbabwe and in 2016 my son was abducted and tortured for being part of Pastor Evan Mawarire’s this Flag Movement.”

After a tip off from an MDC legislator her family fled to South Africa in 2016 only to return after the ouster of Robert Mugabe in November 2017.

“After receiving a tip off from an MDC legislator, my family which included my parents, my brother, two children, fled to South Africa only to return after the ouster of Mugabe because they felt the country was safe.”

Thinking that they were now safe with the onset of the so called “new dispensation”, one of Mutengezwana’s sons was beaten up during the January 2019 protests and sustained serious injuries.

The family is living in fear of victimisation as memories of how their father died are still fresh.