A man from Zimunya village allegedly slept with his daughter and sired a child with her.
Zebediah Chisamba is the alleged father of her daughter, Evermore's six-week baby and was recently summoned by acting Chief Zimunya at his traditional court to answer the charges of the bizarre incestrous affair.
The court heard Chisamba claim that his late wife who passed away in 2003 has been manifesting through Evermore to sleep with him and 'make babies'.
Evermore, during the court session, professed ignorance over the issue and said she could have beee bedding her father unknowingly.
Interestingly, the then pregnant Evermore earlier this year eloped to a Harare man known as Maocha but "everything failed to work" after Maocha disowned the pregnancy.
The paternity of Evermore's first child is also shrouded in mystery.
The community, however, has remained adamant that Evermore has been sleeping with her father and subsequently sired children with him.
Chisamba was found guilty when he appeared before acting Chief Zimunya after overwhelming evidence was produced against him, chief among them being revelations by his own brother who testified against him.
For impregnating his own daughter, Chisamba was ordered to pay a beast and one sheep before the end of October.
He was also asked to call his kinsmen so that the chiefdom would devise a way forward.
Chisamba's young brother attributed the affair to rituals.
"We cannot deny that my brother (Zebediah) slept with his daughter. We all know that. However, we cannot blame them. His late wife was reportedly into witchcraft and it is possible that when she died she 'transferred' some of the shenanigans to him. We also learnt that she is coming to sleep with him through Evermore although Zebediah would not want to agree.
"Zebediah akamboromba (he once acquired mysterious wealth charms) but he did not finish the process of cleansing the juju so the incestrous affair could be attributed to his dark past which he is trying to put right. His late wife's spirit descended on Evermore and spoke out. It's not surprising that Evermore could be in the dark about the whole issue," he said.
Zebediah whose contrasting statements baffled many who were in attendance initially denied the allegations saying he was a caring father who respected his family.
"How on earth would I do such a crazy thing? I am a very loving dad. I accommodated her when she was pregnant and I took care of her as well as comforting her. Yes I miss my wife, so much but I am surprised that my brother is accusing me of that," he claimed.
After further interrogation he however, later admitted to incest.
"What can I do? I'm also a human being," he eventually confessed.
Evermore, who was visibly confused during the whole session said she didn't know what was taking place.
"I don't know anything. I went to the father of my first child and things did not work out well.
"I also eloped to my second husband when I was carrying the pregnancy of the baby in question and I was also chased away before I decided to come back home and stay with my father.
"I am confused. I can't say anything more," she said.
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