A mother-son duo in Zimbabwe, are on the run, after allegedly having an incestuous relationship that resulted in two pregnancies.
Simon Matsvara and his mother Ethel Vhangare fled their home in Pote Village, Mashonaland Central province when the members of their church group found out that she was expecting another child.
Just four years ago, the couple, whose ages are unknown, were fined by village elders after Vhangare suffered a miscarriage.
Village chief Chinamhora has revealed that the community had been outraged by the claims and he has dispatched aids to hunt the mother and son down, the Daily Mail reported.
"We are going to hunt for the two and we will punish them severely to send a clear message to would-be offenders that we do not tolerate such acts," he told the state-owned Herald newspaper.
According to village sources, the pair began with their incestuous relationship in 2008 after relatives assigned him to help care for his father Agripah, who had suffered a stroke, but died later.
When details of the first pregnancy emerged, the family was fined by village elders and the duo were ordered to break off the relationship.
However, Vhangara's pregnancy for the second time became obvious to the community after she started skipping church.
Neighbours, who visited her home to check if she was sick, allegedly discovered that she was five months pregnant.
The incestuous couple then fled their home, fearing the community could target them.