By Fanuel Chinowaita- Chipinge Prison Officer Lucias Mlanga Mariyame of Mandikisa Prison was bribed to bury Talent Antiono who was reportedly murdered in South Africa by her husband.

Talent was buried last week against the tradition of Ndau tribe with the help of prison officer Mariyame, who was bribed by the in-laws and faked to be the Prosecuter.

This happened in  Hangai village, Chipinge.

Speaking to a close source who was at the funeral of the deceased, This publication is reliably informed that the burial of the deceased woman, Talent is taboo.

Said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity:

“This is against our culture and what happened in Chipinge last week is a taboo. The deceased was murdered by her husband. She was however buried without doing any traditional rituals and the pepetrators of the crime never paid a cent to the family of the deceased to acknowledge their crime.

“We are still in a shock. According to Ndau tradition, if an unmarried woman dies or is murdered, the husband should pay a certain amount to the family of the deceased. When we say unmarried we mean when lobola is not paid.

“There was noise at the funeral as the deceased family were demanding to see the body of their relative. They were also demanding money for introductions, in accordance with Ndau tradition. A fight erupted and people threw bricks at each other and several were left nursing wounds.

“Later on, Prisoner Officer Lucias came to the funeral and he assumed the title prosecutor. He however got aay with with his fake prosecutor role while at the same time posing as a relative to the deceased. Talent was then buried.”