The family of late Melisa Mazhindu were left in shock after a 49-year-old man identified as Big Sipiliano stormed the venue of her funeral on January 2, to have sex with her corpse.
Sipiliano who is from Epworth in Zimbabwe arrived with an accomplice and entered the bedroom where the body of Melisa Mazhindu had been laid out. While his companion blocked the doorway, he jumped onto Melisa’s corpse and started thrusting up and down as the deceased woman’s family watched in shock.
Sipiliano, known locally as “Bigman” reportedly told Melisa’s bereaved mother Phillipa that he had wanted to sleep with her 20-year-old daughter for a long time.
He told the mourners that he loved Melisa and felt sad that she died before they had sexual intercourse.
Phillipa Mazhindu told reporters “He said that even if she was dead, there would be nothing wrong with him fulfilling his desires.”
She explained:
“He proceeded to uncover the corpse, which was lying in the room, slept on top of it, and made up and down movements simulating sex whilst his friend blocked us from interfering.”
Mrs Mazhindu, 47, went on to say that she believed there could be a magical motive behind the bizarre attack.
She said:
“How will I manage to live with this kind of trauma? I suspect these men had a ritual intention because when Bigman was searched by neighbours who came to my rescue, they discovered a dead rat, red cloth, and a plant root in his pockets.”
Melisa’s family tried in vain to drag him off and had to call some of the other mourners to help before “Bigman” and his accomplice could finally be ejected from the funeral.
Big Sipiliano and his accomplice were both arrested. They were remanded in custody until 8th February on charges of indecent assault and defiling a dead body, according to local reports.
