A BULAWAYO City Council security guard allegedly murdered
his girlfriend on Saturday night over a text message.
Absolom Ndlovu is suspected to have strangled his
girlfriend Ms Vonai Mhoya (29) of Mpopoma suburb and is now on the run.
The two are said to have sought intervention from Ms
Mhoya’s mother who offered counselling to the couple on Saturday night after
they fought over the message.
Sources said the couple appeared to have resolved their
differences and they returned to Ms Mhoya’s house.
Ndlovu is suspected to have killed his girlfriend during
the night and left a note.
The note read: “Nanso isiphetho sesiwule lonaLinda
uyalandela. Lisale kuhle mawule afuze unina yimi elimzondayo elifuna imali
yakhe. (This is the end result of prostitution and Linda’s mother is next.
Farewell you prostitutes who are like your mother. I’m the one you hate, whose
money you are after). ”
In telephone interview, Vonai’s brother Mr Vakai Mhoya
confirmed his sister’s death but said he did not have finer details of what
happened since he was at work when the incident happened.
When the news crew visited the late Ms Mhoya’s house, the
family members were not around. A mourner present said they all left with the
police and the body.
A source close to the family said Ms Mhoya and Ndlovu were
last seen on Saturday at around 8PM. Ms
Mhoya’s lifeless body was discovered yesterday morning by her mother.
“Vonai was last seen
yesterday evening at around 8PM with her boyfriend at her mother’s house in the
same suburb. The two had a misunderstanding and the mother helped resolve the
matter,” said a source who requested anonymity.
The source said after the mother’s mediation, the couple
went back to their house. In the morning at around 10AM Mhoya’s mother tried to
call her but she was not picking the calls, which prompted her to visit the
house.
“She found the door locked from outside with a padlock and
all the windows were closed. The mother tried calling again and the phone was
ringing inside the house,” said the source.
The source said Vonai’s mother checked for the keys and
found them under the doormat. She then opened the door and was greeted by the
lifeless body of her daughter.
Efforts to get a police comment were fruitless yesterday.
Chronicle
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