A shocking incident has gone viral after a young couple was reportedly assaulted by the girl’s parents for rejecting an arranged marriage set up by her sekuru who is a senior member of Johanne Masowe Chishanu. According to witnesses, the girl refused to comply with the family’s plan to marry her off to a man chosen by her elders, insisting that she already had a boyfriend she truly loved.
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Tensions exploded when her parents discovered the relationship and accused her of disrespecting tradition and embarrassing the family. The confrontation quickly turned violent, with both the girl and her boyfriend being beaten for standing their ground. The story has sparked outrage on social media, with many Zimbabweans calling for families to stop forcing young people into marriages they do not want. Others urged communities to focus on dialogue, not violence, when dealing with cultural disagreements.
