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Ex-wife murdered for refusing to reconcile
01 May 2017 at 09:38hrs | Views
A 26-year-old man from Gweru, Dignity Masvimbo allegedly murdered his 22-year-old ex-wife after she refused to reconcile with him.
Oripa Mashayamombe of Mkoba Village 14 was found stabbed several times all over the body after the she refused to get back with him on Wednesday last week.
According to reports, Masvimbo married Mashayamombe after he impregnated her when she was doing her Form Two.
They lived together and divorced in November last year, resulting in Mashayamombe returning to her parents' house.
Masvimbo has since been arrested, Acting Midlands provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende confirmed.
"I can confirm that we have arrested a 26-year-old man, Dignity Masvimbo, of Harben Park suburb, Gweru, who allegedly stabbed his ex-wife Oripa Mashayamombe several times all over the body.
"Mashayamombe died after sustaining serious injuries due to the attack" she said.
After committing the crime, Masvimbo went back to his house, where he wrote a note before cutting an electric cable, giving people an impression that he had committed suicide.
Masvimbo then fled to Maboleni, in an attempt to evade arrest when the news of the killing started spreading, the Herald reported.
However, luck ran out for him when he was arrested in Maboleni in Lower Gweru after police got a tip-off from members of the public.
"Masvimbo wrote 'The End' on a piece of paper which he placed on his kitchen unit and placed a knife on the board supporting the note.
"He then cut an electric cable and fled to Maboleni. He was, however, arrested after police got a tip-off," said the source.
Masvimbo went to his ex-wife's parents' house, where he asked to see Mashayamombe so that they could get back together.
A family member, who refused to be named, said Mashayamombe's relatives left the two alone outside the house so that they would sort out their differences and Masvimbo seized the opportunity to stab her on the neck, abdomen, head and arms after she refused to entertain him.
Oripa Mashayamombe of Mkoba Village 14 was found stabbed several times all over the body after the she refused to get back with him on Wednesday last week.
According to reports, Masvimbo married Mashayamombe after he impregnated her when she was doing her Form Two.
They lived together and divorced in November last year, resulting in Mashayamombe returning to her parents' house.
Masvimbo has since been arrested, Acting Midlands provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende confirmed.
"I can confirm that we have arrested a 26-year-old man, Dignity Masvimbo, of Harben Park suburb, Gweru, who allegedly stabbed his ex-wife Oripa Mashayamombe several times all over the body.
"Mashayamombe died after sustaining serious injuries due to the attack" she said.
Masvimbo then fled to Maboleni, in an attempt to evade arrest when the news of the killing started spreading, the Herald reported.
However, luck ran out for him when he was arrested in Maboleni in Lower Gweru after police got a tip-off from members of the public.
"Masvimbo wrote 'The End' on a piece of paper which he placed on his kitchen unit and placed a knife on the board supporting the note.
"He then cut an electric cable and fled to Maboleni. He was, however, arrested after police got a tip-off," said the source.
Masvimbo went to his ex-wife's parents' house, where he asked to see Mashayamombe so that they could get back together.
A family member, who refused to be named, said Mashayamombe's relatives left the two alone outside the house so that they would sort out their differences and Masvimbo seized the opportunity to stab her on the neck, abdomen, head and arms after she refused to entertain him.
Source - Herald
