A MAN from Insuza, Matabeleland North, allegedly killed his
wife at her employer’s house in Bulawayo’s Tshabalala suburb, before hanging
himself yesterday.
Munyaradzi Moyo, said to be about 35-years-old, allegedly
committed suicide in the presence of two children aged three and six around
2PM.
He had allegedly viciously stabbed Nomsa Mvere, who sources
said was in her mid 20s, twice.
Mvere had started work as a maid at the house yesterday. It
is suspected her husband travelled from Insuza to kill her. The motive for the callous killing is still
not known.
Moyo is suspected to have failed at his first suicide
attempt after a satellite dish cable that he had fixed around his neck
snapped. He succeeded at the second
attempt, with a piece of cloth.
A source close to the family said neighbours heard Mvere
screaming for help. The source said neighbours who came to rescue her found the
door locked from inside.
“Mvere was heard screaming. ‘Ngincedani bantu’ (Help me)
and neighbours came to help but it seems it was too late as he had already
killed her. He must have hanged himself when they were still trying to open the
door,” said the source.
The source said neighbours broke asbestos sheets from the
roof of the flat to gain entry into the house.
“A gory scene met them. The bloodied body of the woman was
lying on the floor and the man was hanging from a piece of cloth,” said the
source.
“A piece of cloth had been used to gag the older child
while the younger one was fast asleep.”
Scores of residents gathered in shock at the scene waiting
to see the bodies. Homicide detectives arrived at around 5.30 PM to remove the
bodies.
A police officer at the scene said the deceased couple’s
address in Insuza was yet to be established.
Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango
said investigations are in progress.
Mvere’s employer, who was only identified as MaPhiri, said
she had visited a doctor in the city when the incident occurred.
“I received news about the incident when I was in the queue
to see a doctor and I had to rush back. Nomsa had just started work today and
in the morning she was well, she did not seem to me like someone who was
troubled. It’s really traumatising to leave your house in order then find a
pool of blood in just a few hours of your absence,” said MaPhiri as she shed
tears. Chronicle
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