Daisy Makanaka
Moyo (25) from Headman Mabhena, Chief Negari appeared before Justice Sunsley
Zisengwe at the High Court in Masvingo charged with the murder of Talent Golden
Masuku (40) on July 10, 2024.
It is the State
case that the deceased decided to return to his ex-wife Shingirai Mativenga
(44) after one-year separation. The couple had three children.
On July 9,
2024, Masuku and his ex-wife met at Negari Business Centre in Mwenezi and spent
the day there. They agreed to put up at the homestead of one of the villagers,
Obey Matutu and they were offered a room. At around 5am the following day the
two woke up only to see the accused standing outside the hut where they were
sleeping.
Moyo then
allegedly struck the ex-wife with a log once in the middle of the head and bit
her below the chin.
Masuku tried to
restrain Moyo by pulling her away from Mativenga. The accused then turned on
Masuku, struck him on the head with a log and then stabbed him at the back with
a kitchen knife. He fell down and began bleeding heavily, leading to his death.
The accused
then pulled out the knife but realizing what she had done, she allegedly knelt
down, put Masuku’s head on her knees and tried to wake him up calling him by
his name. She then allegedly threatened to do the same on the ex-wife by
challenging her to come closer, said Mativenga in court.
Moyo says she
stabbed her husband by accident as the two were fighting.
The court was
told that the accused had one child with the deceased but she insisted that she
had three.
The matter was
reported to Police and the body was taken to Mwenezi District Hospital.
The matter was
postponed to March 27, 2025. The case was prosecuted by Mike Tembo and Collen
Maboke represented the accused. Masvingo Mirror
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