Woman carries boulder as exhibit to police

A DISGRUNTLED Shurugwi woman locked in a property wrangle with her son took the trouble of carrying a huge boulder to the police as exhibit for his attempt to crush her.

Mrs Theresia Maruta, according to witnesses, was even prepared to pay luggage fees for the boulder after the kombi crew tried to discourage her from taking the stone weighing over 2kg.

“She was so determined that when the kombi crew questioned her for taking the huge stone into the kombi, she said she was prepared to part with cash because it was her luggage to Gweru where she wanted to report a case against her son at Gweru Rural Police Station,” said a witness, Mr Cosmas Nkomo.

Police in Gweru said they have started investigations into the matter after Mrs Maruta presented a boulder as an exhibit against her son, Smile Sibanda (45) whom she A ZVISHAVANE school has been put under surveillance amid reports that one of its teachers allegedly leaked an Ordinary Level English Paper 2 examination.

The English Paper 2 exam was written on Thursday afternoon. is accusing of threatening to kill her.

“The mother (Mrs Maruta) is locked in a dispute with son, Smile Sibanda who has since moved out of his parents’ home of trying to take all the property including cattle to his new homestead.

“We are now investigating the matter after she brought a boulder at the police alleging that her son wanted to use it to crush her.

“Police who visited Sibanda discovered that he was very sick and is being nursed at home by his wife,” said a police source.

The Herald news crew yesterday made a follow up to Mrs Maruta’s homestead in Shurugwi where it discovered that the woman was still guarding her exhibit jealously.

“I will use it as an exhibit in court because my son wants to kill me over my cattle and property.

“He has moved away and started his own home, but he wants to take away the cattle,” she claimed.

Sibanda who was in bed when The Herald crew visited his homestead yesterday denied allegations he wanted to crush her mother with a boulder.

Sibanda who said he wanted to take some cattle from the family has since given up on the idea after her mother resisted.

“I am sick. I was assaulted by my young brothers over the ownership of the 18 cattle which I bought when I was still staying with my parents.

“They are now saying it’s a family herd and I cannot take away anything,” said the frail Sibanda as he struggled to talk.

He said he has since take a peace order against her mother who would visit his new homestead on a daily basis to hurl insults on him.

“At one point she (mother) came here and stripped naked in broad daylight so I have obtained a peace order against her,” he said.

The Herald was shown the peace order which Sibanda obtained against her mother.