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Wife killed by husband over extra marital affair sms
14 Oct 2012 at 23:11hrs | Views
A 34-year-old Harare man allegedly killed his wife last week over a text message in her phone. Malvern Ndawana reportedly had an argument with his wife around midnight on Saturday last week after he saw some text messages indicating his wife was having an extra marital affair. Police national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba confirmed the incident.
She said Ndawana was in police custody helping with investigations.
"Police have arrested a 34-year-old man from Waterfalls after he allegedly murdered his wife following a domestic dispute last week," she said.
Asst Comm Charamba said the suspect is expected to appear in court soon.
She said sometime last week, Ndawana had a domestic dispute with Adelaide Masoni (28) over a text message in her phone.
She said Ndawana suspected that his wife was having an extra marital affair.
The police spokesperson said Ndawana took his wife to Harare Central Hospital after she fell unconscious following the assault.
Asst Comm Charamba said Ndawana lied to the hospital staff that his wife had taken poison.
Masoni died the following day and a post mortem was carried out showing that she had died from head injuries sustained during the assault.
Asst Comm Charamba urged people to resolve disputes through peaceful means.
"Violence is not the solution. If people have problems they need to approach the police, pastors or their relatives so that we avoid the unnecessary loss of life," she said.
She said Ndawana was in police custody helping with investigations.
"Police have arrested a 34-year-old man from Waterfalls after he allegedly murdered his wife following a domestic dispute last week," she said.
Asst Comm Charamba said the suspect is expected to appear in court soon.
She said sometime last week, Ndawana had a domestic dispute with Adelaide Masoni (28) over a text message in her phone.
The police spokesperson said Ndawana took his wife to Harare Central Hospital after she fell unconscious following the assault.
Asst Comm Charamba said Ndawana lied to the hospital staff that his wife had taken poison.
Masoni died the following day and a post mortem was carried out showing that she had died from head injuries sustained during the assault.
Asst Comm Charamba urged people to resolve disputes through peaceful means.
"Violence is not the solution. If people have problems they need to approach the police, pastors or their relatives so that we avoid the unnecessary loss of life," she said.
Source - TH
