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Prosper Dembedza Court Reporter
An elderly woman yesterday approached the Harare Civil Court seeking a peace order against her neighbour whom she accused of branding her a witch. Jesca Kasaira (80) told the court that Hellen Ndege (78) was in the habit of insulting her through modified church hymns. “I need a peace order against this woman because each time she starts praying in her house, she includes my name labelling me a witch,” she said.

Kasaira told magistrate Mr Trevor Nyatsanza that Ndege accused her of bewitching all her children.

“She must be barred from verbally abusing me because she is embarrassing me in the community,” said Kasaira.

Ndege refuted the allegations and instead accused Kasaira of being the aggressor.

“She is the one who physically and verbally abused me taking advantage of my blindness. At one point she teamed up with other women and came to my house where they undressed me and opened my legs before showing the whole neighbourhood my private parts,” she said.

“She is the one who is violent towards me and the entire neighbourhood can testify to that,” Ndege said.

Mr Nyatsanza deferred the matter to next week Tuesday and ordered both parties to bring witnesses.