A 69-YEAR-OLD MAN from Siyoka area in Beitbridge West has
been arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing his neighbour’s wife (52) on
Saturday evening.
The man is reported to have stabbed the woman in the stomach
with a knife while her husband was asleep.
Soon after committing the offence, Juta Mukoni is alleged
to have tried to take his own life by drinking an unknown pesticide some 4km
away from the crime scene.
He was found by villagers with a deep cut on the neck. Although
the motive behind the murder is not yet known, sources close to the case
alleged that it was a result of a love triangle gone wrong.
Matabeleland South police spokesperson, Chief Inspector
Philisani Ndebele said the man had been taken to Beitbridge District Hospital
where he is being treated under police guard.
He said Salfina Ndou’s body was taken to the same
hospital’s mortuary pending a postmortem.
“We are not aware of the alleged love triangle story.
Investigations are underway and what we know at this stage is that the accused
and the now deceased were neighbours,” said Chief Insp Ndebele.
“According to information at hand, the suspect and the now
deceased and her husband spent the day together. Later in the evening, the
suspect went to the couple’s bedroom where he stabbed the woman in the stomach
and she died”.
He said Ndou’s husband was woken by her screams but the
suspect had already left the scene.
Chief Insp Ndebele said the suspect was spotted by the
victim’s daughter who informed neighbours.
He said a blood-stained knife was recovered from the scene.
“They found the suspect lying unconscious next to an unknown pesticide and he
also had a cut on the neck.
“The matter was reported to the police who then took him to
hospital where he is being treated under guard,” said Chief Insp Ndebele.
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